Nursery Worker
FAMILY FRESH HARVESTING LLC
📍 Carleton, MI · Monroe County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26293-310743
- 📞 Phone: +1 (229) 921-0150
- ✉️ Email: familyfreshharvesting@gmail.com
Employer instructions
All referrals are to be directed to ROSEMARY MEZA 229-921-0150 and or Michigan Works. Collect calls will not be accepted. Walk-in applications will be accepted for interview, office hours are Monday-Friday from 10:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 3:00pm. All applicants referred for this job opportunity will be considered without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or citizenship status. All workers hired will be required to complete the I-9 Form, Employment Eligibility Verification, and provide documentation as required by federal law to establish identity and employment authorization. The employer will verify employment authorization consistent with the federal regulations. All local and intrastate applicants may apply direct to employer. All interstate applicants are encouraged but not required to first contact the Job Order holding office, MIWORKS! https://www.michiganworks.org and 800-285-9675, and for the applicant to locate the nearest Michigan Works! Agency. Employers' modes of transportation is on company school buses and company van. prior to contacting the employer for any updated information regarding the job prior referral. For referrals from beyond normal commuting distance, and application may be sent to employer, or a telephone interview may be requested. The employer will contact applicant who have applied by phone to conduct an interview. Prior to referral, each worker should either read or have read to them a copy of the Job Offer and that they understand all terms and conditions of employment as noted in the Job Offer and should be available to work in any one of the listed activities at the discretion of the employer and workers must have transportation to the job. Referred and walk-in applicants should bring with them original documentation of identity and employment eligibility documents (original documents only., sufficient to complete the I-9 Form. All workers from within normal commuting distance recruited against this job order will not be provided housing and transportation.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Nursery Worker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26293-310743
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will assist with all aspects of general greenhouse labor such as: crop production, crop maintenance, growing assistance and shipping functions as well as general maintenance of the premises. A list of all vegetables, herbs, fruits, and greens include: kale, strawberries, peppers, oregano, dill, thyme, rosemary, tomatoes, greens, zucchini, cucumber, chives, basil, peppermint, spearmint, green beans, squash, chards, sage, citronella, spinach, cilantro, asparagus and variety of flowers.
Workers will fill various containers sizes such as: pots, baskets and flats with soil using hand or gardening tools or by a machine. Employees will plant, tag product, water, fertilize, and move plants in pots, hanging baskets, and flats in a greenhouse. Water, package, load and unload products from a truck or rack outside of greenhouse near loading dock. Lay driplines and tarps and insert driplines in pots and hanging baskets, Install irrigation system in greenhouse facility. Hand and gardening tools are used to tack-down tarp. Clean-up trash and maintain a clean facility inside and outside greenhouse. Cut grass with hand tools or mower, pull and spray weeds and mulch within and around greenhouse facility. Fix greenhouse racks. Grease tires on carts and racks. Workers must be able to lift up to 75 lbs., Team Lifting will be allowed for any job tasks that require lifting anything over 75lbs., will frequently bend stoop and stand for long periods, be exposed to extensive pushing, pulling, walking and repetitive movements, and must have 2 months verifiable work experience in a greenhouse setting or in nursery production.
PRIMARY TASKS WILL INCLUDE NURSERY WORK. WORKERS WILL PERFORM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DUTIES: PULLING WEEDS, PICKING UP STONES AND ROOTS, REMOVAL OF REFLECTIVE TARPS THAT ARE IN THE ROWS, CLEANING EQUIPMENT, REMOVAL OF STRINGS AND WIRE FROM TRELLISES, AND OTHER HAND TASKS. WORKER MAY BE REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN TASKS INVOLVED IN THE CARE FOR YOUNG TREES, SUCH AS WEEDING, TREE TRUNK PAINTING, AND HAND CLIPPING. INSTRUCTIONS AND OVERALL SUPERVISION AND DIRECTION OF THE WORKERS WILL BE PROVIDED BY A COMPANY SUPERVISOR. ALL WORKERS HIRED PURSUANT TO THIS LABOR CERTIFICATION MUST BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS OF A COMPANY SUPERVISOR AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY TO SUPERVISORS. UNUSUAL, COMPLEX, OR NON-ROUTINE ACTIVITIES WILL BE SUPERVISED. EMPLOYER RETAINS FULL DISCRETION TO MAKE WORK ASSIGNMENTS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS WEATHER OR OTHER UNSCHEDULED/UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTIONS IN REGULAR WORK. ALL WORKERS MUST PERFORM THE WORK ASSIGNED BY THE FOREMAN OR CREW BOSS. WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION BY THE FOREMAN OR CREW BOSS, WORKERS MAY NOT PERFORM DUTIES WHICH ARE NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS APPLICATION, OR WORK IN AREAS NOT ASSIGNED. WORKERS WILL BE EXPECTED TO PERFORM ANY OF THE LISTED DUTIES AS ASSIGNED BY HIS/HER SUPERVISOR. WORKERS MAY NOT LEAVE THEIR JOB ASSIGNMENT AREA UNLESS AUTHORIZED. LEAVING JOB AREA OR FARM WITHOUT PERMISSION MAY BE CONSIDERED VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION. PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK ON OR AFTER THE DATE OF NEED, WORKERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AN ORIENTATION ON WORKPLACE RULES, POLICIES AND SAFETY INFORMATION. WORKERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PERFORM REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS, ENGAGE IN EXTENSIVE WALKING, AND WORK ON FEET WHILE IN BENT POSITIONS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. ALLERGIES TO ITEMS SUCH AS RAGWEED, GOLDENROD, INSPECT SPRAY, AND RELATED CHEMICALS, MAY AFFECT WORKERS ABILITY TO PERFORM THIS JOB. WORKERS SHOULD BE PHYSICALLY ABLE TO DO THE WORK REQUIRED WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION. WORK IS TO BE DONE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. TEMPERATURES MAY RANGE FROM BELOW FREEZING TO 105 F. WORKER MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN IN WET CONDITIONS AND SHOULD HAVE SUITABLE CLOTHING FOR VARIABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WORKERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK DURING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO STOP FIELD OPERATIONS. SATURDAY WORK IS REQUIRED OF ALL WORKERS.ALL WORKERS MUST BE ABL
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 75 lb |
Employee must be able to pick up and package 75lb bags of soil or other greenhouse materials or plant. Must be able to carry packed soil a minimum of 150 ft to palletize them. Employees must be able to pack shipping boxes with live plant trays that accumulate to a total of 75 lbs per box, once trays are packed into boxes they will need to be moved by hand a minimum of 100 feet to new area. Employees must be able to lift 75lb pots onto planting line to be prepared to be planted, once planted they must lift them off planting line onto carts once on carts moved to prop area and laid down into prop area moving pots a minimum of 150 ft. This is to be performed a minimum of 6 hrs per day repetitively. Team Lifting will be allowed for any job tasks that require lifting anything over 75lbs.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Effective January 1, 2027, the State of Michigan minimum wage is $15.00 per hour. Accordingly, in ETA 790A Section A, Field 8(b)(e), or in Addendum A, the employer must offer all workers Skill Level 1 wages of $15.00 per hour. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Monroe, Mi) |
| Housing | Free housing will be available to workers only. Employer provides separate sleeping and bathroom facilities for each gender. Employer does not provide family housing. Free and available cooking facilities and kitchen utensils will be provided to employees living in employer provided housing.H-2A workers who use employer-provided housing at no cost, will be offered a wage rate of $15.00 per hour |
| Meals | Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, and cooking accessories. Along with dish washing facilities for meal preparation for workers residing in employer-provided housing. Employer also provides free transportation at no cost once per week to/from closes town/city for grocery shopping, check cashing, and laundry facilities. Employer does not offer family housing. Las viviendas proporcionadas por el empleador incluyen instalaciones de cocina convenientes y gratuitas con equipo, electrodomésticos y accesorios de cocina adecuados. Junto con instalaciones para lavar platos para preparar comidas para los trabajadores que residen en viviendas proporcionadas por el empleador. El empleador también proporciona transporte gratuito sin costo una vez por semana hacia/desde el pueblo/ciudad más cercano para hacer compras, cambiar cheques e instalaciones de lavandería. El empleador no ofrece vivienda familiar. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide daily transportation to employees to place of employment at no cost to workers. Employer will also provide transportation to employees at no cost from employer-provided housing, at the beginning of each workday and back at the end of each workday. Employer provided transportation will be in MSPA authorized buses and or van each day. Modes of transportation: 2003 Thomas Bus with 56 passenger capacity, 2002 Thomas bus with 56 passenger capacity, 2001 |
| Travel to the job | workers will receive for daily subsistence when traveling to and from the place of employment at a minimum of $16.78 per day and a maximum of $68 per day (with documentation of actual expenses). For workers who complete 50 percent or more of the work contract period employer will reimburse workers for subsistence expenses incurred traveling from the place the worker came to the place of employment. |
| Pay deductions | Employer agrees to make all deductions from the workers paycheck required by law. This job offer discloses all deductions not required by law which the employer will make from the workers paycheck and all such deductions are reasonable, in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(p) and 29 CFR part 531. The wage requirements of 20 CFR 655.120 will not be met where undisclosed or unauthorized deductions, rebates, or refunds reduce the wage payment made to the employee below the minimum amounts required under 20 CFR part 655, subpart B, or where the employee fails to receive such amounts free and clear because the employee kicks back directly or indirectly to the employer or to another person for the employers benefit the whole or part of the wage delivered to the employee. 20 CFR 655.122(p). In accordance with applicable Michigan state law, Earned Sick Time Act 338, employers are required to provide earned sick time to their employees. The amount of paid sick leave provided may vary depending on |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26293-310743 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Posted | Nov 9, 2026 |