Help Wanted – Outside Worker/Assistant

We grow orchids here in Grenada and need long-term help with that, the grounds, and in maintaining and developing our property.

We are located in Lance aux Epines just above Secret Harbor Marina www.473Orchids.com/directions.  There is a bus that will drop you off at our door.  We will give you a ride out to the Sugar Mill Roundabout at the end of the day.

Working days and hours:

                Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and possibly Tuesday as well

       7:00AM to 3:00 PM – 7 hours of work plus 1 hour for lunch.  We expect you to be on time and ready          to work

We will initially hire you as a Day-Worker for the first 3 months.  This means we do NOT pay for holidays, sick days, or other days when you would normally be scheduled for work but are not.  If you are out for the day, we may offer you the ability to make up the day if desired. You must be dependable in your attendance and on time. After 3 months, we would convert you to a full-benefit worker or release you if you are not working out.

Rate of pay – we pay in cash weekly on Friday afternoon

                $85 per day for the first 3 months

                $95 per day for months 4 - 6

                $100 per day thereafter

        We will additionally make your NIS payment for you – your payment and ours – we deduct your                  NIS responsibility from your pay.

Work required - Planting, seeding, moving plants, weeding, digging holes, painting, watering, power washing, raking, pruning, cutting branches, and other similar work. We will sometimes ask for help with other projects here. We will usually have inside work for you when it rains.

Experience required – none.  We will train you to do our work using our tools and methods.  We will help you inspect the results and correct deficiencies in your work – we inspect the results for what we expect.  If we ask you to do work that we have not trained you to do - we need you to tell us this so that we can train you in what we expect.  We expect work to be done in the manner in which you are trained and expect you to complete each assignment given to you, including picking up all tools and cleaning up piles of vegetation.

Requirements And Things To Consider:

It is often hot in Lance aux Epines – you must be able to work in a hot, often dry environment

We require quality work – we want to work with people who will learn to inspect and correct their own work – we want each job we assign to be completed, and the tools and other things put away at the end of the job or the end of the day

You must be able to speak, write, and read English using complete sentences. This is critical to your success here.

We often have customers here – you may be asked to assist them with their purchases or to help us find their plants.

You should not expect to make or receive a number of calls or texts during the workday. We do provide a wireless internet system to connect to in your spare time while you are here.

You must have a strong body with the ability to be here at work 8 hours a day.  If you have concerns about this please talk to us about them

Rain – We often have inside work and special projects we will direct you to do if we are not able to work outside due to the weather.

We are looking for a woman or a man – we have had a lot of success with women and invite them to apply

You must be able to provide and carry a working phone where we can contact you on WhatsApp or by calling you.

We suggest that rubber boots and leather gloves should be used during some of your working time.  You can store them here.  You are responsible for providing your own clothing, protective gear, etc. 

We will provide a private shower for your use if you need it at the end of your day, after 3:00 PM.  This time is NOT included in your workday.

Honesty – you must tell us if there is a problem or if you break something – let us know when it happens so we can address it – we do not want to wait for several weeks to find out the next time we need a tool that it doesn't work, for instance.

Visitors – your friends are not invited to visit you during work hours unless there is an emergency

Our present-day workers – we currently have 2 workers who have been with us for a number of years – we are looking for another member of our team who will stay.

Other work – we are often asked by other growers if we know someone who wants work at their place – it is quite possible we may be able to help find you additional days someplace else if you so desire. First you must work out here.

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Michael Straley   (473) 536-8638