Research General Labor
About The Position
At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity. Michigan Sugar Company has a seasonal opportunity for a Research General Laborer, located at the Bay City Research Facility. This position will run April through September. Job Summary: A Research General Laborer reports to Michigan Sugar’s Agricultural Research Center in Bay City daily. This position is responsible for performing general field maintenance activities which include but are not limited to counting plant emergence, removing plants with hand tools or by hand, placing treatment stakes to be used by other employees for application and soil and tissue sampling. Work begins in May and will take place for roughly a month; harvest will begin in late August and wrap up mid-November. A background in agriculture is not necessary for this job. Employees will be expected to show up to the Research Center, transportation will be provided by Michigan Sugar to complete field work.
Requirements
- Ability to perform physically demanding work
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of 18 years of age
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must be able to pass a drug test
Responsibilities
- Perform field maintenance activities
- Manually thin and count trials as directed
- Collect soil and tissue samples
- Safely work on and around heavy machinery
- Ability to work in a lab setting
- Jobs may shift depending on weather and workload
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
