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Field Workers: Nursery Worker & General Laborer
- Country: United States
- Visa type: H-2A
- Job ID: (Open on offer list)
- Employer name: Confidential
- Employees needed: 38
- E-mail (employer): Confidential
- E-mail (agent): Confidential
- Phone: Confidential
- Agent phone: Confidential
- Working hours per week: 39
- Wage: 15.25 USD / Hour
- Start date: 06/15/2026
- End date: 10/30/2026
- Process date: 05/05/2026 09:56:36
- Submit date: Confidential
- Offer description:
The work is performed in the field on the farm and in a nursery: Primarily involved in the maintenance of the long cane nursery. Secondary responsibility is hourly hand harvest of the blueberry test plot and maintenance of this plot. Additionally, farm maintenance activities will be performed as specified below: Nursery Work Under the supervision of a Sandy Ridge leader, the crew will assist in the care and training of long cane nursery crops including but not limited to pruning plants, training plants, tying plants, moving pots, fixing irrigation, deploying, and fixing trellising and weeding. • Record notes on employee hours and productivity and submit to the office. • Wash, sanitize, and prepare harvest buckets for the following day’s harvest. • Act as a Stacker: Stack full crates of blackberries onto a pallet. Stack pallet neatly and correctly. Help load or unload empty crates onto or off the picking trailer Blueberry Test Plot Harvest and Maintenance Follow the directions of the test plot manager to hand harvest blueberries. Separate fruit meeting quality standards from fruit with defects into two separate containers. Apply a bar code onto each bucket and ensure it coincides with blueberry plant. Weed and maintain the test plot area. General Farm Maintenance Maintain tunnel plastic Pull weeds Apply pesticides by hand or with the use of agricultural equipment, including tractors; additional training will be provided prior to performing this task. Cut suckers Prune and train plants Trellis repair and maintenance Operation of farm equipment after skills are demonstrated and safety checkouts (for each piece of power equipment) are completed Collection of trash and extra harvest materials. Quality control Establishes and follows a packaging review system that ensures harvested product meet company standards in quality and appearance. Appearance: Good packing, full baskets (no bridges); ask harvesters to re-pack crates and pick correct fruit color as needed. Crates: Make sure the crate is clean and is the correct type of crate. Ensure harvester are following food safety guidelines as set by the company. Record notes of employee hours and productivity and submit to the office. Scan harvester crates using hand held device. Employees will follow instructions from supervisors on the employer's agricultural methods and practices, use common equipment and tools to successfully perform the work, and help others as part of a work crew. Work performed by these employees is closely monitored, tracked, and assessed for quality, accuracy, and production results.