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-2026-0234 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's 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 Valley City, OH, Medina, OH, Brunswick Hills, OH, Carrolton, OH, Perry, OH & counties in Medina, CARROLL, LAKE. D.

Job Offer:

Workers will perform agricultural tasks associated with the production of nursery stock, including containerized and balled-and-burlapped trees, shrubs, perennials, and ornamental grasses, at employer-controlled nursery and greenhouse locations. Duties include preparing soil and containers; planting trees, shrubs, perennials, and ornamental grasses; irrigating; fertilizing; pruning; topping; taping; transplanting; spacing; staking; and culling plants to promote health and marketability. Workers will harvest, grade, pack, label, load, and store nursery stock using techniques appropriate for each variety and must be able to distinguish between varieties to ensure quality standards. Additional tasks include uncovering and recovering plants, installing and removing poly blankets, and assisting with assembly, repair, and preparation of poly-covered winter storage houses. Workers may apply fertilizers and approved chemicals to control undesirable growth and pests, following employer-provided training and EPA Worker Protection Standard requirements. Work may involve incidental mechanized field operations using tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, and similar equipment; in some cases, designated workers may primarily operate skid-loaders for loading, unloading, transporting, and placing nursery stock. Employer provides required safety training and PPE, and seat belts must be used where applicable. Workers may also perform general agricultural tasks such as irrigation, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and weeding, as well as other duties directly related to nursery production and maintenance of fields and operational areas. Non-supervisory workers may demonstrate tasks to others, and designated workers may act as a liaison between the crew and the supervisor to report progress and completed work. The job requires repetitive movements, extensive walking and standing, bending for long periods, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 75 pounds to a height of five feet. Workers must understand and follow verbal and written instructions. All work will be performed on land owned, leased, or controlled by the employer, and all tools, equipment, and PPE will be provided at no cost. Pay - Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR): $18.11 per hour guarantee. ¾ Guarantee is in effect.

Wage Offer:

$18.11 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 March 01, 2026 to December 03, 2026.

Hours:

40 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Friday 8 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 H-2A workers: 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.