Horticultural Worker (45-2092.00)
Flower Group USA LLC
📍 Hillister, TX · Tyler County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26309-345621
- 📞 Phone: +1 (409) 429-4415
- ✉️ Email: jobshillister@onefloral.com
Employer instructions
Interested local and intrastate (in state) applicants should first call to schedule an appointment to ensure employer is available. Candidates who may legally work in the United States and have a copy of the job should a resume or application to jobshillister@onefloral.com or call Samantha Conner at 409-429-4415 Employer will contact applicant within 48 business hours of receiving application or resume to schedule an interview. NO APPLICANTS ARE TO JUST SHOW UP WITHOUT A SCHEDULED INTERVIEW. Workers should be fully apprised by the local employment office of the terms, conditions, and nature of employment prior to referral. This will enable applicants to review all the information and make an informed decision about the job and will ensure compliance with disclosure requirements. Interstate (out of state) and Intrastate (in state) candidates will be interviewed over the phone. Over the phone interviews (for non-local applicants) will be done once employer has received written confirmation that the employer has complied with all disclosure requirements in accordance with MSPA 20 CFR 500.76. Participation and monitoring of the interview process by SWA staff guarantee proper disclosure of the terms and conditions and protects the integrity of the interview process. Workers should be fully apprised by the local employment office of the terms, conditions, and nature of employment prior to referral. This will enable applicants to review all the information and make an informed decision about the job and will ensure compliance with disclosure requirements. Completing an application is part of the interview process
Workers should be fully apprised by the local employment office of the terms, conditions, and nature of employment prior to referral. Workers are screened for compliance with the following criteria: 1) confirm ability, availability, qualifications, and willingness to perform work described and confirm intention to work the entire season, 2) local workers confirm availability of reliable daily transportation to and from the job site for the entire season. Non-local workers confirm availability of transportation to job site to begin work, 3) confirmation of full disclosure of all terms, condition, and nature of work-job by local employment staff, 4) affirmative confirmation of legal qualifications to work in the US as described below. The employer may terminate the worker (foreign and/or domestic) with notification to the employment service if employer discovers a criminal conviction record or status as a registered sex offender that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers. Workers recruited against the job order from within normal commuting distance will not be provided with housing, subsistence, and transportation.
Only workers legally entitled to work in the United States and who posses original identity and employment eligibility documents sufficient to complete INS Form I-9, as required by the Immigration and Nationality Act, will be permitted to complete the hiring process. Workers referred against this order should be informed that they must have these documents in their possession when they arrive at the place of employment. Provided that workers complete section 1 of form I-9, workers will have three business days to produce the required documentation to complete section 2 of form I-9, as provided in the Act. Workers not providing this documentation will not be allowed to go to work on the fourth business day of employment, or any subsequent days until the documentation is provided, as provided in the Act.
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Crops include Hydrangeas, Zygocactus, Poinsettias, Garden Mums, Ferns, Cyclamen, and mixed Annuals.
Primary Responsivities: Under supervision, assist various departments in ensuring effective production of quality products in an efficient and productive manner.
Workers will follow instructions to:
• Planting of Crops
• Harvesting of crops
• Crop Maintenance (disbudding, pinching, cultivate, irrigate, fertilize and spray)
• Quality inspection of products.
• Ensure proper movement of product and supplies in the facility (assigned area)
• Prepare and pack product for shipment.
• Move/space/sort product as instructed/required
• “Break down” trucks, stock product neatly and carefully into the Warehouse department coolers.
• Bring product out to the “floor” to keep production moving steady.
• Work/Move product in the various areas
• Wrap Product and load boxes onto skids to prepare for shipment.
• General Maintenance and repair
• Assist in all areas of production as needed
• Maintain a safe work environment.
• Follow direction given from all Supervisors/Lead Hands/Lead Hand Assistants.
• Abide by company policies and procedures
• Perform other duties as required to meet the needs of the business
Working Conditions:
• Work is normally performed in the greenhouse & Warehouse Department
• Field work when needed.
• High physical effort is required. (Bending, twisting, lifting, walking, sitting)
• Some heavy lifting required (up to 50lbs)
• Constant change in temperature, which could be undesirable (hot/cold temperatures)
• Full workweek with long hours during harvest periods
• Weekends and holidays required when necessary to meet business/customer requirements.
• Nights and afternoons required when necessary.
Worker must possess the physical strength and endurance (ability to continue or last) to repeat the harvest process though out the workday, working quickly and skillfully to perform activities assigned during that activity. Workers must work at a sustained (continuing for an extended period of time without interruption), vigorous pace (quick and steady) and make bona fide efforts (made in earnest intent) to work efficiently (performing or functions in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort) and consistently (same way for a long time) that are reasonable under the climatic and other working conditions, Workers may not leave trash, or other discarded items in work areas or vehicles but must dispose of such items in provided receptacles. Workers must wash hands with soap and water after all bathroom and meal breaks. Allergies to varieties of ragweed, goldenrod, insecticides, related agricultural chemicals, etc., may affect worker’s ability to perform the work described herein.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb Drug test |
Must have three months experience working in agriculture/horticulture. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers operating comparable operations establishing acceptable previous experience. Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers are subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | $14.37 per hour for H2A workers |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Hillister, Tx) |
| Housing | Mobile Home |
| Meals | Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. Workers will buy their own groceries. Once a week the employers will offer to provide (on a voluntary basis by the workers) free transportation to assure workers access to the closest store where they can purchase groceries. In the event kitchen facilities are not available workers staying in employer housing will be provided 3 meals per day at the current subsistence rate as posted in the federal register. |
| Daily transportation | Workers staying in employer housing: Workers will be provided free employer owned transportation to and from work daily from the housing. Daily transportation schedule will coincide with the work schedule outlined on this application, or as agreed upon between employer and employee based on seasonal demands and/or workload. If needed multiple trips will be made if needed. Transportation to worksite may also include tractors or other self-propelled farm equipment. |
| Travel to the job | At the filing of this job order that is not known based on appointment availability at the consulate. |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make the following deductions from the Worker's wages: FICA taxes, Medicare, Local, State (if applicable) and Federal Income tax as required by law. Workers will be charged for the following: cash advances and repayment of loans, meals (if applicable) repayment of overpayment of wages to the worker, and any other charges expressly authorized by the Worker in writing. No deduction not required by law will be made that brings the worker’s hourly earnings below the statutory federal or state minimum wage. There may be deductions that reduce your pay below the stated contract wage; but will not reduce your pay below Federal or State Minimum Wage, whichever is higher. FICA, State and Federal taxes will not be deducted from those worker’s wages that are working under a temporary, agricultural visa, unless it’s discovered it is required or if the worker request withholding and the employer agrees to do so as stated by the IRS. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26309-345621 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | National Ag Consulting |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |