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Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. · 3 months ago

Production Intern

Grand Haven, MI, US

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. is a company that produces potted shrub liners for shipping throughout the United States and Canada. The Production Intern will assist department and assistant managers across all phases of the production cycle, helping with tasks such as data collection, inventory tracking, and IPM planning during the growing season.

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Responsibilities

Involvement in the Spring Meadow IPM program across all three main production departments

Perform weekly scouting of crops to monitor for unwanted pests or diseases

Evaluate pest-tracking tools such as yellow sticky cards and pheromone traps

Organize and mix biological organisms that arrive on a weekly basis

Apply biological organisms to pre-determined target sites

Use of dissecting microscopes to scout for pests such as foliar nematodes, thrips, two-spotted spider mite and other seasonal pests

Maintain and update physical inventory of plant liners/trays/pots across departments

Monitor liner and container soil water levels during extended periods of high temperatures

Perform analytical tests such as soil sampling for pH and EC levels, Chlorine concentration in irrigation water and saturation tests

Collect plant tissue samples for further analysis at off-site laboratories

Track movement and survival rate of plants that move between the three production departments

Assist in daily record keeping of greenhouse crew labor hours and determine activity rates of crews by working with assistant managers

Performs other related duties as required

Follow Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. Employee Handbook

Follow Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. Safety Handbook

Qualification

Plant science knowledgeData collectionInventory trackingNAV proficiencyExcel proficiencyWord proficiencyDependabilityHardworkingBilingual English-Spanish