Nursery Greenhouse workers
Employer: Rocky Creek Nurseries Inc.
Location: Lucedale, MS
Workers needed: 7
Pay: $15.04/hour
Season: Jan 20, 2027 – Nov 19, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Transplant or pot trees, landscape shrubs, perennials, woody ornamentals, roses and ornamental grasses using hand garden tools and equipment. Prepare plant containers (fill with dirt), planting areas, (remove weeds etc.),greenhouses and fields. Move 1 gal.15 gal. containers of shrubs, plants and trees to growing area and space (place specified distance apart) as directed. Spray, weed, fertilize, water, prune, shape, count and check plants,
shrubs and trees. Load and unload mulch, soil, fertilizer and other materials to condition soil using carts, shovels, wheelbarrows, forklifts and tractors. Regulate, maintain and repair irrigation systems. Examine plants for insects or disease. Market preparation: tie, bunch, wrap, price, tag; select/pack products to fill orders, move/stack stock to storage areas. Assist and load plant orders and landscape materials for customers. Load/unload trucks. Clean work areas and maintain grounds, pick up trash, clean and store equipment etc.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer owned wood frame house is 6 bedroom, 3 bath, living room, dining room, laundry. The furniture includes-- sofa, dining table, chairs, beds, stove, refrigerator, laundry facilities. Cooking and eating utensils are provided. All linens, towels, sheets, pillows, etc. are provided. Utilities, electricity, water, etc. are provided. Housing is provided to employees only.
The employer's housing has free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities that will enable the workers to prepare their own meals. The kitchen is furnished with stove, refrigerator, storage cabinets, storage containers, cooking utensils, pots and pans, sinks, hot and cold water, cleaning supplies, and dishes. Workers are offered free transportation at least once a week to bank and to stores where they can purchase groceries and other needed articles. Licensed drivers will be provided by employer for transportation to and from housing to job site and stores as necessary. Family housing is not provided and
Transport: Employer will reimburse an employee’s inbound transportation and visa-related expenses (i.e. subsistence, lodging, etc.) in the first workweek to the extent that the costs would bring the worker wages below the FLSA minimum wage. The balance will be reimbursed at 50% of the contract period.” Employer will reimburse the worker cost for the transportation and subsistence from the worker’s home to the consulate. Employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose
Experience wanted: 3 months
4b Able to drive tractor, forklift. Able to operate equipment weed eaters, mowers, hedge trimmers, posthole diggers, power tools. Use hand tools shovels, hoes, pruning shears. 4d Employer pays for drug test and drug test is conducted when job offer accepted, prior to beginning work.4e. Some heavy lifting, feed, seed, fertilizer etc. 4f Work inside and outside in various weather conditions (100 degree temp., light rain). 4g-j Able to perform physically demanding job duties (standing/stooping, bending for long periods), Must be available for entire contract period and able to perform all job duties. must possess documents to complete INS Form I-9 and be available at time and place necessary to begin employment.
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