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Nursery Team Member
- Country: United States
- Visa type: H-2A
- Job ID: (Open on offer list)
- Employer name: Confidential
- Employees needed: 14
- E-mail (employer): Confidential
- E-mail (agent): Confidential
- Phone: Confidential
- Agent phone: Confidential
- Working hours per week: 45
- Wage: 13.29 USD / Hour
- Start date: 02/20/2026
- End date: 12/16/2026
- Process date: 01/12/2026 18:33:41
- Submit date: Confidential
- Offer description:
Multiple contract dates available. Alternative start date(s) include: 03/09/2026 (11 workers). The exact start date and/or number of workers may vary based on weather, crop conditions or other factors. Crops/Commodities: Nursery Stock - trees, shrubs, perennials. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Mow and cut, fields. Perform shoveling, hoeing, hauling, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, fork-lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Assist with nursery/farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Assist in the building of hoop houses. General maintenance work on trucks, tools, buildings. Workers may install employer-grown product within 3 hours of the nursery. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area or natural areas using tractor, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes. Plant, cultivate and maintain nursery stock and/or bedding plants in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Perform general plant maintenance outdoors and in covered greenhouses. Prune, trim, stake, space, transplant and plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Irrigate and apply fertilizer. Pull, and store plants by variety. Load product for shipping. Prepare plants for digging by tying as necessary. Dig plants. Drum lacing and quarter lacing. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twine and/or staples. Crimp wire baskets. Must understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must harvest crops according to specific standards. Must select and harvest crops pursuant to customer needs. Products must be handled carefully to prevent damage. May grade trees, shrubs, and perennials and must be able to distinguish between varieties to ensure quality of product for shipment. Must possess ability to understand verbal or written work instructions. Non-supervisory nursery workers may demonstrate tasks to others. Designated workers may be responsible for acting as a liaison between the crew and the supervisor to communicate progress of production tasks and communicate work completed for the day. Performs any other duties involved in the production of nursery stock and maintenance of fields and other operational areas Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 100 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honeybees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required.