Farm and agricultural worker

Nursery Worker in Moss Point, MS

Esta e uma vaga para visto H-2A, o que significa que o empregador ja pediu autorizacao para contratar trabalhadores de fora dos Estados Unidos.

Empregador: G & H Nursery of Mississippi, Inc.
Onde: Moss Point, MS
Vagas: 14
Salario: $15.04 per hour
Visto: H-2A
Inicio: 2027-01-13
Fim: 2027-11-13
Publicada em: 2026-10-30

O que voce vai fazer

Crops/Commodities: Container grown nursery stock (azaleas, grasses, junipers, ornamentals, trees, etc.). Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): This job requires a minimum of three months of prior experience working in a commercial tree and shrub nursery handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Workers will plant, cultivate, maintain and harvest horticultural specialties, container grown and field grown nursery stock, in condition for shipping and sale to customers; pot seedlings, mix potting soil, prune, propagate, transplant, space, water/irrigate, fertilize and cull plants to ensure availability of marketable products; pack, label, pull and store plants according to variety; uncover and/or recover winter storage houses; weed, mow, load/unload truck and trailers; clean and dig ditches; operate tractors and other mechanical equipment under supervision; perform any other duties involved in the maintenance of plant materials and nursery stock and maintenance of holding yards and shipping areas. Work is to be done for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Employees must be able to frequently lift trees ranging in weight from 20 to 75 pounds and occasionally lift trees weighing up to 100 pounds with the assistance of others. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 75 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. 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 10 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. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use. A clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) required to drive company vehicles. Company vehicles are non-CMV weighing less than 10,001 lbs. GVRW. Must have or be able to obtain driver's license within 30 days following hire. Must have or be able to obtain pesticide handler's license within 30 days following hire. Work will also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. Employer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations.) Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. This is not promised or guaranteed. 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. Job opportunity is Skill Level II. Workers must be able to perform all primary duties independently and without close supervision. 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.

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Ver a oferta de emprego original

Fonte: U.S. Department of Labor, Seasonal Jobs.

Quanto isso dá por mês

Com 40 horas por semana, o valor nesta oferta dá cerca de $2,602 por mês antes dos impostos. Esse é o mês de trabalho padrão de 173 horas; horas extras, descontos e custos de viagem não estão incluídos.

Como funciona a permissão de trabalho em the United States

Employer-sponsored temporary or permanent labor certification. The employer files with the Department of Labor first. Which programme applies depends on the work and whether it is seasonal.

Publicado por U.S. Department of Labor, foreign labor certification