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Overview
The Lead Grower-in-Training is a section grower who is also the understudy to the Lead Grower. He/She has direct crop growing responsibilities including watering, fertilizing, chemical applications, scouting, environment management and more. In addition, the Lead Grower-in-Training is starting to take further responsibilities for utilizing the environmental controls, training others, communication about the crop and more.
Responsibilities
· Watering and fertilizing the crop by hand-watering with a hose, boom, and/or drip irrigation
· Chemical applications (plant growth regulators, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
· Soil testing to determine crop pH/EC
· Use of beneficial bugs to replace pesticides where possible
· Disease/pest scouting and prevention
· Operate the environmental controls for light, shade, vents, temperatures affect crop growth
· Communication about needed crop care and concerns (pinching, spacing, statuses
· Facility/equipment maintenance
· Under the Lead Grower’s direction, coordinate, train, and supervise section growers and grower trainees to ensure that they are getting their responsibilities for the crops completed.
· Understand and carry out both the safety rules and the company policies consistently and fairly.
· Potential involvement with the Move & Space supervisor for spacing and moving crops
· Potential involvement with the Pinch/Trim/Patch supervisor for plant maintenance
· Assist with grower meetings, note taking and following up to implement changes from meetings.
Skills
- Foundational knowledge about how to grow a quality crop with our facilities, equipment, and environment
- · Solid understanding of both conventional and more natural chemicals, (fertilizer, plant growth regulators, fungicides, insecticides) beneficials and application methods.
· Awareness of common plant pest and disease issues, their prevention, and treatments.
· Grasp on computerized environmental controls
· Desire to continuously improve and learn. Capacity to seek out information.
· Ability to manage and lead other growers while also being a part of the team.
· Willingness to take responsibility and make decisions.
· Basic understanding about the costs of production in consideration with the selling price.
· MI Pesticide Applicator’s License.
· Mechanical skills beneficial.
· Ability to speak Spanish helpful.
Experience Required:
· 3-5 years of prior growing experience with annuals and/or perennials
Pay: From $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) 4% Match
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
