TAGAWA GREENHOUSE ENTERPRISES LLC

Description:
GENERAL GREENHOUSE WORKER

Compensation: $16.63-$17.00/hour (starting wage) [as of Nov. 6, 2023]

Status: Full-Time Year-Round; Hourly Agricultural

Schedule: 35-55+ hr/week (based on Greenhouse needs) Schedules 5-6 days per week. All candidates must have Saturday & Sunday availability.

Reports To: Operations Supervisor

Date of Posting: 11/6/2023. Looking for ~10 workers at the North facility for the following departments: [Warehouse]; [Geraniums/Greenhouse Ops]; [Seeding]; [Maintenance]; [general operations]

As a General Greenhouse Worker, you will work with our various teams throughout the greenhouse to ensure the production of the highest quality plants for our customers. The position is located at either our North facility (in Brighton, CO) or at our Foothills/Table Mountain Facilities (in Golden, CO.) General Greenhouse Workers may be assigned to different processes/departments depending on the time of the year and report directly to an Operations Supervisor.

Temporary workers may be hired as Seasonal Workers for the company’s peak season (temporary workers). Seasonal Workers do not have the same company benefits as year-round workers and are typically laid-off at the end of a season.

The end of the peak season can fluctuate based on sales but is projected for our upcoming season as early June 2024. Hours during peak season for general greenhouse workers vary from 35-55+ hours per week but average at approximately 45 hours per week.

Experience with Spanish speakers or fluency in Spanish preferred but not required.

~*ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES*~

Work within greenhouse teams to assure quality products are delivered to our customers, maintain area cleanliness, follow instructions, and act in accordance to rules and regulations set by TGE.

Daily tasks vary based on the time of year and product lines, but work assigned to greenhouse workers may include the following tasks or department work:

Seeding/Sticking/Planting
Mix/prepare soil/growing media.
Clean, prepare, and organize plastic materials (trays/pots).
Fill and label trays / pots
Plant, cultivate, and maintain nursery seedlings and plants.
Put trays onto conveyor belts.
Load/unload product from conveyor belts.
Movement (Internal Greenhouse)
Clean / Prepare greenhouse ranges
Move containerized plants or trays using racks on wheels (rolling carts).
Move product in accordance to plans and schedules set by Production (growing)
Greenhouse Ranges / Transplanting
Attach hangers to basket, crimp wire baskets, wrap coverings around plants, or prepare plants by digging, tying, or wrapping per supervisor instruction.
Work with plants, moving, planting, pinching, spacing, hanging baskets, putting trays/containers on benches, transplanting plugs, etc.
Use scissors/small knife to prune or take cuttings from stock plants for propagation purposes.
Production/Growing/Maintenance
Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines.
Water/irrigate plants or apply fertilizers/pesticides/fungicides using a hose/wand when automated irrigation equipment is not available.
Dig and maintain ditches, clear debris from field and clean/maintain greenhouse buildings, structures, equipment, and agricultural work areas.
Assist with building, maintaining, or repairing greenhouse / farm areas. Build/repair fences or barriers.
Collation, Warehouse/Dock, Shipping & Receiving
Pull and process plugs and finished orders according to paperwork, shipping method, and instructions given by the Collation Supervisor
Organize product on docks for loading, pull and assemble orders in accordance with instruction.
Move orders, received materials, seeds, cuttings, and soil to designated inventory holding areas.
Load/unload trucks according to invoices and routing.
Build, maintain, or break down racks.
In addition to the above responsibilities, General Greenhouse Workers will be required to assist with various projects around the greenhouse as needed and directed by their Supervisor.

Supervisors routinely communicate and check-in with workers, however workers may be required to work independently, or in small groups following supervisor instructions is given to a primary contact within the group and only check-in periodically related to progress.

Requirements:
General Greenhouse Workers must meet the below basic minimum requirements with or without reasonable accommodation:

Must be 17 years or older and be eligible to work in the United States.
Must be able to work in all Greenhouse conditions including wet, humid, dusty, dirty, and extreme hot/cold temperatures.
Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently push/pull racks on wheels of up to 100lbs, and occasionally move benches or product of up to 50 pounds.
Job requires employees to be on their feet for long periods of time, sit, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Must have specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, and color vision
Must be able to work as a part of team and communicate in a timely and respectful manner when speaking to clients, other greenhouse teams, managers, and coworkers.
Entry Level – no previous experience required, but preference is given to workers with at least 3 months of relevant experience in greenhouse, manual labor, factory, repetitive motion, agriculture, or other relevant work experience.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. To prevent injury, employees must abide by the safety procedures set by Tagawa Greenhouse Ent., LLC. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.