Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Robert A Wilkinson, Jr.
About this opportunity
Workers will be required to dig trees and shake excess dirt. Workers will also be required to plant trees by hand. Workers will be responsible for putting tied trees in sawdust for storage. Pruning: When pruning, it is vital to prune the unwanted branch while protecting the stem or trunk wood of the tree. While pruning trees, workers will receive proper tools for the particular job, i.e., saw, prunes, and hand snips. These tools will be returned to the employer at the end of the task.
- Dates
- Nov 15, 2026 – Sep 15, 2027
- Duration
- ~10 months
- Experience
- Not required / not stated
- Category
- agriculture
Requirements
- Experience not required / not stated
- Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.
- Skill Level 1
- Planting: Workers may be required to work as operators of wheel tractors pulling planters and planting wagons.
- Workers may be required to work on the ground planting trees that are fed through a tractor pulled planter-using shovels.
- Bare root tree production: Workers may be required to work on the ground tying branches with twine or hauling trees through the field and loading them onto trucks by hand.
- Loading and unloading: Workers may be required to work loading or unloading bare root trees by hand into refrigerated trailers.
- Workers may be required to pack and load boxes and trucks for shipping.
- Workers maybe required to load 1, 2, or 3 Gal. containers onto wagons and into trailers or on trucks.
- Nursery:
- Duties to include, but not limited to: Tasks to be in relations to greenhouse & nursery activities such as mowing, weeding & trimming equipment, chopping weeds around plantings, staking, trimming and prepare plants for planting, and potting plants. Moving plant items from field to loading area.
- Alternative Work
- General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing land for planting, maintenance of tools & equipment, and other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Also includes fixing, clearing, and painting of fences / barns. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed above.
- General Conditions:
- A normal work week is Monday through Friday from 08:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m and Saturday 07:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours.
- Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available.
- Down time: Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season.
- Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees.
- Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned.
Work authorization
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- Work authorization
- H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker
- International candidates
- Yes
- Employer sponsorship
- Required
- Confirmation
- Confirmed by source
- Official source
- U.S. Department of Labor
Benefits & conditions
- Housing
- Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — Employer assures availability at no cost or public housing which meets full set of applicable standards. Workers are responsible for maintaining housing in a clean manner. Workers will be charged for destruction of property. Furnished at no cost to workers who are unable to return to their place of residence the same day. In the event that a female worker is hired, the employer will provide separate toilet and shower facilities
- Transportation
- SEE ADDENDUM C
How to apply
E-mail: referrals@walnuthillfarmsnursery.com; Tel: +19319672546
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- Case number
- JO-A-300-26244-208999
- Verification
- Last verified: September 20, 2026
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