Farm Maintenance Technician
Join Our Team
Location: Ringgold GA
Status: Full Time or Part Time / Hourly Reporting
Relationships: Manager / Manager on Duty
Work Schedule: Hours and workdays vary by season.
"Come Play In The Dirt"
Are you driven? Passionate? Willing to Serve? Our comprehensive program includes management and operational training including a horticultural educational program which provides you the seeds of knowledge to be successful with us.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Greenhouse maintenance adding/removal of plastic or shade, heater, blower, and fan repair.
- Welding experience on small and large jobs. Must be able to improvise or build anything needed to fix the repair needed. Must be creative.
- Irrigation installation experience- Repair and Maintenance for a 120 acres facility
- Electrical experience needed for minor and mid-size troubleshooting. The more experience the better.
- Purchasing parts and supplies experience required. Must be able to maintain an acceptable inventory on hand for daily needs to avoid delays on last-minute breakdowns.
Other Skills, Abilities, & Qualifications
- Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Good Leadership- Organization and communication skills to prioritize different jobs needed on a daily basis.
- Must be able to work well with other supervisors.
Must have a clean driving record. Must bring a current DMV Print out at the time of applying.
Compensation
We have great benefits! (Benefits available to full-time associates)
- Major medical, dental, vision and other group benefits
- Paid holidays and paid vacation
- Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401k
- 30% Employee Discount
- Salary is commensurate with experience
Safety First!
Majority of work is done outdoors during high or low temperatures depending on the time of year. Requires extensive use of back, legs, knees, arms, feet and hands for lifting, stooping, squatting, bending, twisting, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching overhead, and walking. Unassisted lifting limits up to 50 lbs. Individuals may be required to do any or all of these situations throughout the work day, with an emphasis on walking and standing for a major portion of the day. The outside environment will comprise most of the day with some inside building activity.