Greenhouse Worker VegetablesPT

Overview:

Supports the daily cultivation of cropsplanting watering pruning and harvestingwithin controlled environments to support community food sovereignty. Ensure optimal plant health by managing climate controls pests and nutrients while often maintaining irrigation systems and assisting in field transplantation.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assist the Greenhouse Lead with plan layout and planting of garden with specific vegetables. This will include early season crops such as potatoes onions cabbage broccoli beets and a variety of green leafy crops
• Plant Summer annuals such as tomatoes squash zucchini cucumbers corn and ect
• Start vegetables in the greenhouse in transplanting
• Order appropriate vegetable seeds and equipment needed for a successful crop as directed.
• Keep records as needed via spreadsheets and other types of documentation
• Upkeep on the greenhouses: This will include cleaning and servicing as needed and cleaning/sanitizing for the next crop
• Water/weed/fertilize garden as required for a satisfactory crop
• Harvest vegetables at appropriate harvesting time.
• Good communication skills with the ability to communicate in addition to following directions
• Must be able to adhere to strict controls related to organic regenerative and other specific growing and harvest practices.
• Must be able to wear PPE and work safely in various weather conditions tool usage and team work situations.
• Other relevant duties as assigned

Required Experience Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of the yearly cycle of garden/fruit/planting
• Experience in greenhouse and garden maintenance preferred
• Knowledge of health and safety regarding gardening
• Ability to use various gardening tools

Tools and Equipment Used

• Variety of hand tools such as - shovels hand trowels pruning and harvesting shears and other tools
• May use other automated or power driven equipment

Physical Demands

• This position may require the ability to stand stoop or kneel for long periods of time

Work Environment

• Work is conducted outdoors in humid and/dry conditions.
• Work requires the ability to be around all kinds of plants and insects which may cause exposure to allergies etc.

How to Apply:

To apply: Visit for applications.

Resumes can be mailed to 3345 B Thrasher Rd White Cloud KS 66094 or e-mailed to .

Native American Preference is given (BIA Form 4432). For more information regarding this position please call .