Seasonal Nursery Worker

Seasonal Nursery Worker at Legacy Labor in Portage, MI.

Crops: Annual Bedding Plants, vegetable plants, flowering hanging baskets, geraniums, flowering patio pots, herbs, combination hanging plants, combination patio pots, fern pots, hanging fern baskets, mums, annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruits, succulents, herbaceous annuals and perennials, seedlings, annual flats, and potted annuals.

Planting, sticking cuttings, watering plants, loading carts, pulling orders, cleaning, pulling weeds, maintenance and upkeep of facility outside and inside, mowing, trimming, cutting trees, cleaning/pruning flowers, snow removal, white washing the greenhouse, putting pots together, working on planting line, sowing seed, labeling, equipment maintenance and operating, general greenhouse labor, working on planting lines, setting and picking up product, hanging baskets, spacing pots and flats, splitting wood and sweeping floors. Transplanting seedlings and cuttings, filling containers and trays, labeling flats, pots and containers. Moving trays, containers, baskets, and hanging baskets. Pulling orders for flats, containers, and baskets. Clean designated work areas. Weeding greenhouse area and product. Assembling trays, containers, and baskets. Drip line replacement/ repair. Ground cover replacement/repair. Digging holes/excavation. Ag Equipment operator/maintenance.

Additional job duties: Working in onsite show beds, stock beds and fields. Assist with plant production to include trimming, splitting, potting, and moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields. Workers will assist with plant growing to include weeding, planting beds and fields, working in on-site landscaping of show beds, trimming, pruning plant inventory, and moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields. Assist with plant shipment to include cleaning, organizing, moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields, watering, weeding, boxing, and tagging plants for shipping and loading trucks.

Farm Equipment Operation: Workers may be required to operate farm equipment during daily operations, as an incidental activity. Before any worker is required to operate any farm equipment, workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the tractor before driving the tractor. Tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops, and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination.

General Maintenance: Workers will perform various duties for upkeeping of the nursery property, lawns, gardens, greenhouses, fields, equipment, and buildings. These duties may include painting of nursery buildings, fence repair, mowing, weed eating, and other general building and ground maintenance.

This job order covers multiple worksites with staggered start dates. Workers will perform the job duties described in this order at the worksites listed in Section F.

On January 4, 2027, one (1) worker will begin employment at John Schuring Jr. Co. Greenhouses, five (5) at G. Hoeksema & Sons Inc., four (4) at Ken’s Greenhouse, twenty (20) at Plants Unlimited, five (5) at Schaap’s Greenhouse, and five (5) at Tuinier Brothers Greenhouse.

On January 18, 2027, eighteen (18) workers will begin employment at Nally’s Greenhouse Inc., five (5) at Sportel Greenhouses LLC, thirteen (13) at John Gernaat & Son Greenhouse, Inc., and seven (7) at R&D Greenhouse LLC.

On January 25, 2027, ten (10) workers will begin employment at Boven’s Quality Plants and five (5) at Meinema Greenhouses. Six (6) workers will begin employment at Panse Greenhouses LLC on February 1, 2027, and three (3) workers will begin employment at Napp’s Greenhouses on February 8, 2027.

The total number of workers requested is one hundred three (107). All workers will be employed through June 26, 2027. Each worker’s period of employment will begin on the applicable start date listed above and end on June 26, 2027.

Work begins January 4, 2027 and ends June 26, 2027.

Pay is $15 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 35 hours per week.