Shire Jobs

14 Full-Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 3/1/2025 - 6/1/2025.

Cultivate, cut, and transplant vegetable, flower and herb seedlings and cuttings within a seedling line; Plant, spray, weed, and water plants using hand tools and gardening tools; Prepare soil and growth media; Feel plants' leaves and note coloring to detect presence of insects or disease; Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality; Operate tractors and machinery to fertilize, cultivate and/or spray; Apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers; Haul and spread fill-sand to maintain greenhouse floors, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels; Tag trays; assemble trays, pots and caged pots;

Push and pull 100 460 lb rolling carts; Lay down and pick up seed flats for delivery or transplant to another greenhouse; Load and unload racks; Loading plants from the greenhouse onto the racks/carts and delivering to the staging/loading area; Helping unload plants at the greenhouse, that do not meet the quality specifications; Fold and staple corrugated forms to make boxes used for packing horticultural products; Maintain and repair nursery buildings/greenhouses; Clean work areas, sanitize, and maintain grounds, greenhouses, warehouse, and landscaping; Perform nursery sanitation duties including picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms and sweeping floors. Additional duties may include collecting, confirming, packing, and labeling plant orders and varieties to ensure accuracy.

Workers who possess a valid drivers license and meet all applicable legal requirements, including holding a doctors certificate as required by 29 CFR 500.105, may be asked to drive vehicles for transporting workers, goods, or commodities. This task is voluntary, compensable, and not a mandatory job duty. Workers without a valid drivers license or doctors certificate will still be fully eligible for employment and are not disqualified from any other job responsibilities outlined in this application.

Requirements:

3 months experience in duties listed Drug Screen Lifting requirement 50 lbs. Exposure to extreme temperatures Extensive sitting or walking Frequent stooping or bending over Repetitive movements

The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov