Nursery Worker

Anticipated period of employment: 01/15/2027 to 09/30/2027 This job requires a minimum of two months of prior agricultural experience, within the last 2 years, working in a nursery, greenhouse or crop farm handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Workers must be able to perform all tasks with accuracy and efficiency, while closely following the guidelines of supervisors. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire drug/alcohol testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use. Crops/Commodities: cactus, succulent products and other plants. Plants, cultivates and maintains in condition for shipping and resale to customers nursery stock. Pots seedlings, prunes, spaces, irrigates and culls plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Packs, labels, pulls and stores plants according to variety. Loads/unloads truck and wagons. Workers will perform work including but not limited to planting, transplanting, watering in nurseries and seasonal holding houses. Count and inventory plants. Propagate plants from cuttings. Fill, lift and carry various size pots with soil and plants weighing as much as 60 pounds. Select plants for transport to the dock. Plants must be handled carefully so that minimal leaves, limbs and roots are broken during transplanting process. Performs any other duties involved in the maintenance of plant materials and nursery stock and maintenance of holding yards and shipping areas. Repair and maintain essential nursery equipment. On the dock, workers will sort, clean, re-pot, assemble and label nursery stock in accordance with employer standards. Final product will be placed on trays and loaded on trucks for delivery. Remove plastic trays from racks and organize by size, build and break down shipping racks depending on configuration. Workers may assist with the set up and takedown of seasonal holding houses See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once interest candidate has a copy of the work contract employer conducts interviews by phone or email. Contact Employer Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00am - 5:00pm EST. If unavailable, contact employer 's agent during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET. Employer Agent: MAS Labor H2A, LLC See AOSOS comment section before making any referrals.