Greenhouse Worker
Raker Roberta's Young Plants
📍 Waldron, MI · Hillsdale County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26308-343113
- 📞 Phone: +1 (517) 542-4552
- ✉️ Email: wendysanford@raker.com
Employer instructions
Applicant interviews will be via telephone; the employer will take calls from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Wendy Sanford is the contact person. Please call +15175424552 or go to the nearest office or State Workforce Agency. To locate your nearest Michigan Works! Agency, please visit https://www.michiganworks.org or call 800-285-WORKS (9675) TTY: 711
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
This is a temporary, seasonal position supporting greenhouse and outdoor crop production. Workers will assist in a variety of agricultural tasks directly tied to the seasonal cycle of planting, growing, and harvesting. Responsibilities include handling and cultivating plants by transplanting, spacing, arranging, and performing flower removal, sampling, and sticking of cuttings. Workers will also assist with harvesting and preparing plant material for shipment. Packaging duties include selecting, labeling, and boxing plants, folding and stacking boxes, applying stickers, shrink-wrapping pallets, and loading materials using pallet jacks. Greenhouse and field maintenance tasks include cleaning and sanitizing work areas, tools, and equipment, as well as performing seasonal repairs to greenhouse structures such as replacing panels, sealing holes, and installing or repairing shade cloths and insect screening to protect crops. Outdoor agricultural duties involve preparing grounds for planting, setting up irrigation systems, and participating in planting and crop maintenance. Workers may also assist with installing temporary structures to support pest control and regulatory compliance, and perform minor upkeep such as painting. Under supervision, workers will follow instructions for assigned tasks and may be responsible for basic record keeping related to crop handling and task completion.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb |
Workers must be able to work indoors and outdoors in various weather conditions including high heat environments. Workers must have the ability to occasionally work at heights up to 25 feet. Workers must have understanding of basic hand and shop tools. Workers must be able to exercise safe use of ladders. This position requires the ability to perform physical labor in both greenhouse and outdoor environments and willingness to work in varying weather conditions.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | Foreign H-2A Wage will be $15.00 an hour. All workers with 3+ months experience will make $18.00 an hour. H-2A wage will be $15.00 per hour. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Litchfield, Mi) |
| Housing | This is 1 of 3 units at this location. An addendum was created to accurately describe each of the other 2 units. Housing will be provided to workers only. 3 bedroom mobile home with laundry and kitchen. |
| Meals | Housing will have free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and transportation will be provided to the grocery store weekly. |
| Daily transportation | Daily transportation will be provided by employer from housing to worksite in company vehicles: 2016 Ford Passenger Transit Van Capacity of 16 2011 Kia SOUL Capacity of 4 The company provides all gas and maintenance for the vehicles. There is no cost to the workers. The workers will be taken by these vehicles for personal use (errands, bank, groceries, church, etc.) as necessary. |
| Travel to the job | Inbound: The employer will provide commercial bus tickets or private van transportation from the consulate city to the place of employment, paid for in advance. After arrival, the employer will reimburse the worker for daily subsistence and transportation costs incurred to the consulate city, at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges. All visa costs will be paid in advance by the employer as required by regulations. |
| Pay deductions | Employer will make all deductions required by state/federal law, if required, such as federal, state and/or local income tax and that which is not mandated by law but will be expressly authorized if applicable. Employer may deduct reasonable repair or replacement costs if worker is found to have caused willful damage to or loss of equipment, tools, vehicles, housing or furnishings – beyond normal wear and tear, but no deductions will be made which would bring the employee’s hourly wage below the Federal Minimum Wage. 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 the size of the business. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26308-343113 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | YOUNGBLOOD & ASSOCIATES, PLLC |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |