Nursery Workers
Low Falls Wholesale Nursery, Inc.
📍 Lone Star, SC · Calhoun County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26190-088109
- 📞 Phone: +1 (803) 826-6213
- ✉️ Email: lowfallsnursery@windstream.net
Employer instructions
Employer accepts referrals and applicants from all sources. Interview required. Employer conducts interviews by phone at time of inquiry or within a reasonable time thereafter. Interviews conducted at no cost to applicants, whether via phone or in-person. Contact Employer Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET If unavailable, contact employer 's agent during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET.
Employer Agent:
MAS Labor H2A, LLC (434) 260-8833 referrals@maslabor.com
Referring State Workforce Agency (SWA) responsible for informing applicants of terms and conditions of employment. After coordinating referral with local order holding office, referring SWA should contact employer or employers agent to provide notice of the referral. When possible, SWA should furnish translator services as needed. Employer requests advance notice by the SWA if holding office intends to refer multiple applicants concurrently.
To be eligible for employment, applicants must:
1. Be able, willing, and available to perform the specified job duties for the duration of the contract period;
2. Have been apprised of all material terms and conditions of employment;
3. Agree to abide by all material terms and conditions of employment;
4. Be legally authorized to work in the United States; AND 5. Satisfy all minimum job requirements.
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for Nursery Workers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26190-088109
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Crops/Commodities: Nursery stock.
Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):
Manual tasks related to the growing of nursery stock will include some combination of the following: preparing fields for planting by clearing cull stock, brush and debris; planting seedlings or ‘liners' by hand (including riding and inserting liners in a mechanical planter); digging, loading, unloading or transplanting bare-root nursery stock; straightening, tying, pruning and shearing trees and shrubs; cutting, pulling or removing and mowing weeds or grass; watering trees and moving irrigation equipment; spraying herbicides and insecticides and applying fertilizer.
Tasks related to harvest of nursery stock will include the following: taking inventory and grading plants, preparing trees and shrubs for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary; digging; wrapping burlap or other covering around root balls and securing with twine and/or staples; crimping wire baskets; lifting, carrying and loading nursery stock; and unloading, moving or loading supplies, including wire baskets. Plants must be handled carefully to ensure that leaves, limbs and roots are not broken during digging, handling, wrapping and/or transplanting processes.
Work will also include heavy mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include power shears, pruners, loppers, chain saws, high lift and fork lift, skid steer loaders with diggers, and tractors.
Work is to be done in the field for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 60 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. 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. Saturday work required. Must be able lift/carry 60 lbs. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.
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.)
Persons seeking employment as experienced Nursery Workers must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.
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. 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.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 60 lb |
This job requires a minimum of three months of prior cultivation/harvest experience in a nursery, grass or tree farm, or tree fruit orchard, preferably with extensive ball and burlap (B&B) field harvesting experience. Workers must be able to perform all duties of entry level workers as well as perform additional mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required. Must be able lift/carry 60 lbs.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Lone Star, Sc) |
| Housing | Housing provided only to non-local workers (i.e. permanent residence outside normal commuting distance). Only workers may occupy housing. Employer provides separate sleeping and bathroom facilities for each gender. Employer possesses and controls premises at all times. Workers must vacate housing promptly at end of contract period or upon termination, in accordance with state law. |
| Meals | Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
| Daily transportation | Housing located within walking distance (i.e., less than one mile); workers will walk to work each work day. For any work locations outside of walking distance, and any incidental transportation between worksites, employer provides daily transportation from the employer-provided housing to the place of work at no cost to workers. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation at least once per week to closest town/city for personal errands (e.g. |
| Travel to the job | Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. Workers responsible for securing inbound transportation arrangements. For non-local workers, employer reimburses reasonable travel costs (transportation, daily subsistence, and lodging if applicable), at least-cost economy-class rates, from the place worker departed to the employer’s place of employment. |
| Pay deductions | DEDUCTIONS. Employer makes all deductions required by law (e.g., FICA, federal/state tax withholdings, court-ordered child support, etc.). Workers must pre-authorize voluntary deductions, which may include repayment of wage advances and/or loans, health insurance premiums, retirement plan contributions, and/or third-party payments or wage assignments for products or services furnished for the worker’s benefit or convenience. All deductions comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable state law. Employer may deduct reasonable repair costs if the worker is found to be responsible for damage to housing beyond normal wear and tear. Employer may charge worker for reasonable cost of damages to property and/or replacement of tools and/or equipment if such damage is found to have been the result of worker's willful misconduct or gross negligence. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26190-088109 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Mas Labor H2A, LLC |
| Posted | Jul 9, 2026 |