H-2A · Agriculture

Nursery Worker

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Native Forest Nursery, LLC

Chatsworth, GA — United States

Job duties

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Tree Seedlings; Container Plants; Field Grown Liners; Tree Seeds; Trees/Shrubs Duties include: Nursery work: dig, cultivate, weed, prune, apply chemical applications, stake, transplant, pot & process live plants/trees for nursery resale; grade and store nursery stock; participate in irrigation activities. Preparing plants for shipment and loading trucks. Seed collection and cleaning & other related Nursery Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org). Crew Leader: Assign work tasks, issue equipment and coordinate overall work for assigned nursery production crews. Monitor crop progress and report status to farmer or farm supervisor. Provide training to crew workers on crop/farming techniques. Workers who possess a valid driver’s license and meet all applicable legal requirements, including holding a doctor’s certificate as required by 29 CFR § 500.105, may be asked to drive vehicles for transporting workers, goods, or commodities on company business. This task is voluntary, compensable, and not a mandatory job duty. Workers without a valid driver’s license or doctor’s certificate will still be fully eligible for employment and are not disqualified from any other job responsibilities outlined in this application. The employer can and will make alternative arrangements for the transportation of workers should the need arise.

Requirements

3 months of experience in greenhouse work required. Employer reserves the right to conduct employer-paid upon-suspicion or post-accident drug testing. Any employee who declines to take or fails a drug test will be immediately terminated.

Housing

Housing is only available to non-local workers (permanent residence outside normal commuting distance) and is not offered to non-working family members.

Transportation

Employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier (e.g., van, bus, plane) transportation charges for the distances involved for both inbound and outbound transportation. Inbound transportation provided from the foreign worker's home city to the U.S. consulate and from the U.S. Consulate to the work site.

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