Nursery Workers Position Available In Chesterfield, South Carolina

$14.68
Per Hour
DOE (Depends on Experience) Nursery Workers
(Suppressed)

Occupation:

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Location:

Jefferson, SC – 29718
Positions available: 32
Job #: 12484757

Source:

Employ Florida

Posted:

5/6/2025

Updated:

5/6/2025

Expires:

7/16/2025

Web Site:

Employ Florida
Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift

Agency Job ID:

I-2025-0269

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Work Onsite
Full Time Schedule
Full Time Job Type
Regular Duration
Permanent Employment Hours
47 Hours Per Week Shift
Day Shift
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“Apply for This Job” — INDIVIDUALS

INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW. I-2025-0269 A.

This is an Agricultural Labor Program clearance order for temporary or seasonal agricultural workers.

ALL QUALIFIED U.S. DOMESTIC WORKERS

(CITIZENS

AND NON-CITIZENS WITH VALID WORK AUTHORIZATION

)

INCLUDING MSFW AND NON-MSFW WORKERS MAY BE REFERRED. B.

Interested applicants should report to any State Workforce Agency (SWA) career center for help in contacting the employer. Referral by a career center provides program guarantees and protections that may not be available to a worker not referred. Workers must have valid identification for I-9 preparation when they report to the employer location to begin work. The employer may use the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Program to verify employment eligibility. C. Workers referred to this job by a SWA should report to a career center between 5 and 9 work days before the job start date to verify the job start date is the same. Failure to do so may disqualify the worker from the assurances of this Job Order. Worksites are located in Chesterfield county in South Carolina. The housing is in Jefferson, South Carolina. D.

Job Offer:

32 general farmworkers.

Crops/Commodities:

Nursery work: plants, trees and shrubs.
Work outside to plant bare roots and transplant trees, shrubs and plants into pots. Label pots and place in specified locations. Cultivate, weed, fertilize, water, spray herbicides and pesticides, prune, thin, shape and trim plants, shrubs and trees as directed. Select and prepare plants for
shipping according to supervisor’s instructions. Use gardening tools and equipment including electric carts, trimmers, power shears, pruning shears, shears, pole pruners, ladders, shovels, hoes, rakes, loppers and assorted hand tools to perform nursery activities. Prepare fields by
removing rocks and sticks placing them into buckets, trailers or constructing a pile. Workers must keep pace while planting within an assembly line on a conveyor belt. Place plants and/or pots onto or take off of moving line. Count and check plants, pots and materials. Load and unload
plants, shrubs, trees, nursery tools and materials onto and off of trucks, trailers or into designated areas according to supervisor’s instructions. Space plants and prepare planting areas. Move containerized shrubs, plants and trees by hand or using a wheelbarrow or tractor. Must assure
accurate identification and count of plants when pulling orders to load onto delivery trucks. Walk nursery carrying ladder down rows to thin, prune and shape trees as instructed by supervisor. Limbs must not be torn from the tree, nor should limbs be completely stripped of leaves. Clean
plants by removing rotten leaves, weeds and debris. Assist in removing and disposing of bad plants. Dig irrigation ditches for new beds. Clean, maintain, repair and install irrigation. Install irrigation by laying drip tube and punching holes. Operate nursery vehicles and equipment including
skid steer loader, forklift, and tractors and perform minor maintenance. Workers are also responsible for nursery sanitation duties including cleaning and maintaining work areas, and using mowers, weed eaters and edgers to maintain grounds and landscaping around buildings.
Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the
right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. Optional uniforms are available at no cost to the
workers.
Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker’s Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature,
crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

TERMINATION.

Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers’ performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker’s performance consistently and/or substantially fails to
satisfy the employer’s reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. Pay – Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR): $14.68 per hour guarantee. ¾ Guarantee is in effect.

Wage Offer:

$14.68 per hour

Piece Rates:

See ETA 790.

Bonus:

None.

Pay is:

Weekly. Employer provides tools/equipment.

Withholding:

Federal Income Tax, Social Security and Medicare, and any deductions agreed to by the worker in writing. Work rules will be found in the Clearance Order. E. Contract period is February 10, 2025 to December 10, 2025.

Hours:

47.5 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Friday 9 hours per day and 2.5 on Saturday. Work may be offered but not required on Sundays and holidays. Extra work hours may be offered based on weather and other conditions. F. Employer will refund workers living outside commuting distance the reasonable transportation and subsistence costs to report for the first day of work on the 50% date. Will provide workers who complete the contract period the reasonable cost of transportation and subsistence to return to place of recruitment or to report to the next H-2A job. G.

Housing and Board:

See ETA 790. Meals (Board): See ETA 790. Housing meets the requirements of Federal, State and Local regulations. Rules regarding living accommodations will be found in the Clearance Order. Transportation provided by the employer meets the requirements of Federal, State and Local regulations. H. Prohibition against preferential treatment of aliens: The employer’s job offer must offer to U.S. workers no less than the same benefits, wages, and working conditions that the employer is offering, intends to offer, or will provide to H-2A workers. Job offers may not impose on U.S. workers any restrictions or obligations that will not be imposed on the employer’s H-2A workers. This does not relieve the employer from providing to H-2A workers at least the same level of minimum benefits, wages, and working conditions which must be offered to U.S. workers. I. Mandatory 653.501(A)

Statement:

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