Native Seed Production Technician
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Job Location:
Lonsdale, MN - USA
Monthly Salary:
USD 20 - 22
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Are you someone who enjoys hands-on outdoor work likes working with both plants and equipment and wants to support meaningful environmental restoration Do you thrive in a team setting and take pride in maintaining quality from the ground up If so this might be a great fit for you.
About Us
MNL is a full-service ecological restoration company dedicated to Healing the Earth. Our services include native seed and plant production shoreline construction and wetland restoration prescribed burns conservation grazing vegetation management and ecological consulting. We also support solar and infrastructure projects with pollinator-friendly practices and land stewardship expertise.
Our Seed Production Team is responsible for growing harvesting cleaning and preparing high-quality native seed from over 100 species. The work includes both outdoor field tasks-like managing weeds transplanting and harvesting-plus indoor processing tasks where seed is cleaned sorted and packaged using specialized equipment.
The Opportunity
Were hiring a Native Seed Production Technician to support a wide range of tasks at our Lonsdale production farm. This is a flexible team-oriented role that will focus on wherever help is needed most: from planting and weed management to seed handling and processing.
Youll work alongside experienced teammates to help meet production goals maintain equipment and ensure MNLs native seed is properly handled from field to finished product. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys varied outdoor and indoor work cares about both ecology and agriculture and is comfortable with physical tasks and light equipment operation.
What You Will Do
- Support field weed control operations including hand pulling chemical spot treating weed whipping etc.
- Assist with manual (hand) and mechanical (combine tractor etc.) harvests including handling harvested material and supporting equipment use.
- Participate in seed processing and cleaning operating a variety of machines to prepare seed for sale or internal use.
- Help transplant new native plant crops both by hand and using transplanting equipment.
- Assist with seed handling during and after harvests by moving harvested materials between wagons and storage containers using pitchforks shovels or similar tools.
- Operate or assist with small equipment for field maintenance weed control or harvest as needed.
- Contribute to facilities upkeep shop organization and basic maintenance when time allows.
- Communicate with your teammates leads and supervisor to ensure safety task completion and shared understanding of the days priorities.
What You Will Need to Be Successful
- Experience or strong interest in ecological restoration agriculture landscaping or related field work.
- Comfortable working outdoors and indoors with exposure to various physical environments including dust noise and weather (with proper PPE).
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Willingness to obtain a Commercial Pesticide Applicator License within 6 months (with assistance from MNL).
- Ability to follow directions communicate clearly with the team and stay organized.
- Strong attention to detail and a proactive mindset for noticing and fixing small issues before they become big ones.
MNL requires all selected applicants who accept a job offer with the company to complete a pre-employment background check and motor vehicle records (MVR) search. All hired employees are also subject to random drug testing under our zero tolerance drug & alcohol policy.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Forklift
- Basic Math
- Packaging
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Assembly Experience
- Restoration
- Sensors
- Food Processing
- Precision Measuring Instruments
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Manufacturing
- Troubleshooting
About Company
MNL partners with Red Rock Fire services to provide controlled burns and emergency management services.
