45 Full-Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 03/20/2024 - 12/05/2024.

　　This job requires a minimum of 3 months of prior experience working in a nursery handling both manual and machine tasks associated with nursery production. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Workers will perform work including but not limited to planting, digging, mulching, transplanting, cultivating, hoeing, mowing, preparing soil, watering in nurseries and seasonal holding houses. Fertilize, prune, spray, space, water, tag and perform other plant maintenance. Count and inventory plants. Propagate plants from cuttings. Load finished plants onto wagons and trucks. Remove plastic from seasonal holding houses in spring and cover seasonal holding houses with plastic in fall. Assist with building seasonal holding houses. Plant and dig field grown plants, burlap roots, perform general maintenance of field grown plants. Fill, lift and carry various size pots with soil and plants weighing as much as 75 pounds and occasionally 100 pounds. 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. Workers will require minimal supervision.

　　Workers must have an understanding of nursery quality control standards and a working knowledge of nursery production procedures. Workers must be able to harvest plants according to predetermined, customer specific standards. Must select and harvest plants which are suitable for various clients.

　　Work is to be done for long periods of time. Workers may perform duties including boxing, weighing, loading and installation of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with packaged product weighing up to and including 75 to 100 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a workers ability to perform the job. 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 may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift carry 75-100 lbs.

　　Requirements:

　　3 months experience in duties listedDriver RequirementsDrug ScreenLifting requirement 100 lbs.Exposure to extreme temperaturesExtensive pushing or pullingExtensive sitting or walkingFrequent stooping or bending overRepetitive movementsThe full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov