Nursery Worker (Production/Shipping/Loading)
Employer: Dewar Nurseries, Inc.
Location: Apopka, FL
Workers needed: 15
Pay: $15.00/hour
Season: Jan 11, 2027 – Jun 13, 2027
Experience: 1 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
See Addendum C
Nursery Workers (Production/Shipping/Loading):
[60%] Manual tasks related to the production of nursery stock will include some combination of the following: Fill pots with soil and set them in the field/greenhouses; plant crops (plants) into pots and set them in the field/greenhouses; Open and close poly in houses or fields for cold protection; Open and close frost protection cloth; cutting, pulling or removing and mowing weeds or grass; upgrade plants with sleeves, tags, pots, etc.; prepare fields for planting by clearing cull stock, brush and debris; planting seedlings or 'liners' by hand (including riding and inserting liners in a mechanical planter); hand digging, loading, unloading or transplanting bare-root nursery stock; straightening, tying, pruning and shearing trees and shrubs and fruits; moving irrigation equipment; spraying herbicides and insecticides and applying fertilizer; keep the production area clean and organized.
[40%] Manual tasks related to the shipping and loading of nursery stock will include some combination of the following: Place plants into the isles or driveways for shipping; clean, water and put plants onto trucks/trailers; upgrade plants with sleeves, tags, pots, etc.; take inventory and grade plants, prepare trees and shrubs for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary; dig wrapping burlap or other covering around root balls and secured with twine and/or staples; crimp wire baskets; lift, carry and load nursery stock, plants and staged products that are ready to ship onto racks or trailers; unload, move, or load supplies, including wire baskets; set aside and put back all returned/bad plants to the field/greenhouses; push loaded racks onto trailers. Drive and/or operate farm equipment.
Perform work in the field with little to no supervision.
Plants must be handled carefully to ensure that minimal leaves, limbs and roots are not broken during digging, handling, wrapping and/or transplanting processes.
One (1) month of experience in agricultural and/or horticultural settings. 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, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 25 F 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 50 lbs.
Employer assures that non-commuting workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations).
Candidates seeking employment as experienced nursery worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.
All terms and conditions included in the job order will apply equally to all workers, both U.S. workers and H-2A workers, employed in the occupation described in this clearance order, unless specifically exempted (ie fed/stat tax etc.)
Housing: Rental or public accommodations
Meals: Employer will NOT provide workers 3 meals per day. Employer-provided housing is furnished with cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers can prepare their own meals such as stove, sink, microwave, refrigerator and other items. Each Sunday, Employer transports H2A workers via bus to Walmart and a Mexican grocery store for food and other supplies. Housing will be provided at no cost only to non-commuting workers. "Non-commuting workers" are those workers (ie H2A workers and similarly-employed US workers) who, at time of employment offer, are not reasonably able to travel to and from the residence he/she occupies each work day. Housing will be provided to workers only. No person who is not an employee and has not been assigned housing will be permitted to occupy the housing. Per 655.122(d)(5), if it is the prevailing practice in the area of intended employment and the occupation to provide family housing, the employer will provide it to workers with families who request it.
Transport: SEE ADDENDUM C
Experience wanted: 1 months
One (1) month of experience in agricultural and/or horticultural settings. 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, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 25 F 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 50 lbs.
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