Job Description
Job Description
Salary :
Micro Paradox is a tissue culture and micropropagation laboratory that provides clean nursery stock to commercial nurseries in the United States and abroad.
Plants produced by Micro Paradox are disease-free, uniform, and true-to-type.
About our Roles
Micro Paradox has a variety of general labor positions available :
- Laboratory technicians precisely cut and stick plants and work in aseptic or semi-aseptic lab areas (clean rooms)
- Planting technicians stick plants in soil trays in a warehouse-style work area
- Grafting technicians assist with our micrografting program in warehouse-style, greenhouse, and outdoor work areas
- Greenhouse technicians sort, move, and pack plants in the greenhouse and outdoor work areas
Employee responsibilities are subject to change depending on business needs.
We accept applications year-round, even when positions are not available. When positions do become available, we review applications submitted within the past 3 months.
All positions are entry-level (some past work experience preferred, but not required) and involve periods of regular sitting and standing.
While all positions are seasonal temporary, longer-term employment is possible. Employees become eligible for a partial employer-matching 401(k) and health plans after one year of employment with Micro Paradox.
Successful Micro Paradox employees are detail-oriented, friendly, punctual, and eager to learn new skills. If you were referred by a Micro Paradox employee, let us know!
Key Requirements
- Ability to follow initial training and to perform routine work with minimal supervision
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Reliable transportation
- Basic written / verbal English; verbal fluency in Spanish, English, or Punjabi
- Ability to work with hands, stand, walk, sit, stoop, and bend for extended hours
- Ability to work in hot and humid conditions when required
- Ability to lift 30 lbs