Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Employer: Hickory Hill Greenhouses Inc
Location: Olmstead, KY
Workers needed: 6
Pay: $15.89/hour
Season: Dec 22, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Skill Level 1
Nursery: Duties to include, but not limited to: Tasks to be in relations to greenhouse & nursery activities such as mowing & trimming equipment, chopping weeds around plantings, staking, trimming and preparing plants for planting, moving plant items from field to loading area. Bedding plants-The workers will fill flats with potting soil in preparation for planting and the filled flats with be stacked for transport to planting area. Potted Plants/Hanging Baskets Workers will fill pots/baskets with potting soil in preparation for planting. Completed containers will be watered by hand and placed in growing are for finishing. Workers may be required to install hangers on hanging baskets. Workers may be required to place watering tubes into containers to facilitate the irrigation process. Nursery Equipment - This includes tractors, pot filler, flat filler, seeding machines, and trucks. Workers will be required to operate tractors and other farm equipment during field operations as an incidental activity for planting, cultivating, harvesting, installing and support jobs of the crops. Operate mowing equipment (rotary and reel types, push and riding) or drive a tractor pulling a wagon through the field or between fields. Workers will operate trucks on state owned streets. Workers will be required to operate all farm equipment according to instructions and in a manner that protects the operator, other workers, crops and equipment. Repeated failure to obey operating and safety instructions may result in termination.
Alternative Work; General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing land for planting, maintenance of tools & equipment, and other work directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Also includes fixing, clearing, and painting of fences / barns. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed above.
General Conditions: Workers must report to work om time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Workers will be trained for period of two (2) days (14 hours) after which workers will be expected to perform job required. Care must be always exercised to prevent bruising or breaking crops. Care must also be exercised in, while climbing and standing on barn rails, or with any use of equipment. Workers must work at a sustained, vigorous pace and make bona fide efforts to work efficiently and consistently that are reasonable under the climatic and other working conditions, also considering the amount, quality, and efficiency of work accomplished by their coworkers. Workers may not leave trash, or other discarded items in work areas or vehicles but must dispose of such items in provided receptacles.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer shall provide free and convenient access to cooking facilities or a kitchen so that workers can prepare their own meals. The employer will also provide transportation, at least once each week to assure that workers have access to stores.
Transport: The employer will permit workers eligible for travel reimbursement to select any means of transportation they choose, and employer will reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges
Experience wanted: 0 months
Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.
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