Nursery worker

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INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW . I-2026-0169 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

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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 Perry, OH, Madison, OH, Columbia Station, OH & counties in Lake, Lorain. D.

Job Offer:

Crops/Commodities:

nursery stock. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Workers may perform a variety of the following job duties:

• Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs.
• Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.
• Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.
• General farm maintenance of vehicles, implements, and equipment.
• Set up and operate irrigation equipment.
• Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress.
• Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.
• Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.
• Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities.
• Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.
• Sell and deliver plants and flowers to customers.
• Regulate greenhouse conditions, and indoor and outdoor irrigation systems.
• Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.
• Provide information and advice to the public regarding the selection, purchase, and care of products.
• Maintain and repair irrigation and climate control systems.
• Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs.
• Record information about plants and plant growth.
• Maintain inventory, ordering materials as required.
• Dig, rake, and screen soil, filling cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting.
• Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality.
• Move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors.
• Tie and bunch flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees, wrap their roots, and pack them into boxes to fill orders.
• Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels.
• Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures.
• General repairs and maintenance of farm structures, including aluminum frames, replaces and repairs plastic, coverings, digging structures and miscellaneous nursery maintenance.
• Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water, and prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools.

Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Workers will be exposed to wet and cold weather working in fields. Workers will be required to work in rain or snow not severe enough to stop work activities. Temperatures may range from 20 to 100 F. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Employer requires all newly-hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid drug test before starting work. Drug test not required for prospective applicants prior to hiring decision. All testing is conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire. Workers testing positive will be immediately terminated and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any. In the case of a non-local or foreign worker who is terminated for failure to pass a drug test, the employer will arrange least-cost transportation to the worker's place of recruitment, at the worker's expense. The employer will also test after a worker has an accident at work. Workers may not report for work while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Employees that report for work, enter the employers' property or perform service while under the influence of or having used alcohol, marijuana, illegal controlled substances, or any other substance that may in any way adversely affect their alertness, coordination, reaction or safety may be subject to immediate termination. Pay - Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR): $14.38 per hour guarantee. ¾ Guarantee is in effect.

Wage Offer:

$14.38 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 15, 2026 to December 01, 2026.

Hours:

36 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Saturday 6 hours per day . 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:

In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Job Service as a no-fee labor exchange, that is as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the ETA nor the state agencies are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the Job Service constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a state age is in any way a party.