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The Valley Tree Co., LLC Nursery Workers in Woodbury, Minnesota
Need 15 full time, temporary, seasonal Nursery Workers to work in Woodbury, MN. From: 04/01/2023 to 11/15/2023 Work: 40 hrs./week, Mon.-Fri., 8 hrs./day. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours may vary due to weather. Some overtime may be required, including work on Saturdays. Hours worked in excess of 48 hours in a work week will be paid at 1.5 times the regular rate of pay. A wage range of up to $30/hour may be offered, depending on experience, and at employer discretion. Employer also offers an end-of-season bonus, in its sole discretion, which may amount to approximately 10% of the wages paid. Must Apply By: 07/25/2024 JOB DESCRIPTION: Perform general nursery work activities, including a combination of the following duties: harvest plants and transplant or pot and label them; set up and operate irrigation equipment; sell and deliver trees, shrubs and perennials to customers; sow grass seed or plant plugs of grass; dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs; dig, rake, and screen soil; move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees using wheelbarrows or tractors; plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water, and prune plants, shrubs, and tress using gardening tools. Driving golf carts, tractors, bobcats, skid steer vehicles, or Gators around the nursery yard to pick up and move products around the yard may be required. Under the FLSA, the planting of trees and bushes is within the scope of agriculture where it constitutes a step in the production, cultivation, growing, and harvesting of agricultural or horticultural commodities, or where it constitutes a practice performed by a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with farming operations. Thus, employees of the nurseryman who raised such nursery stock are doing agricultural work where they plant the stock on private or public property, trim, spray, brace, and treat the planted stock, or perform other duties incidental to its care and preservation. Accordingly, nursery workers may, from time to time, travel offsite to perform the above-described duties which are incidental to the cultivation and harvest of trees, such as installation of the trees which they cultivate at the worksite. JOB REQUIREMENTS: No experience required, employer will train. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. repeatedly every day. No minimum education required. EMPLOYER ASSURANCES: Work guaranteed for 3/4 of contract period, starting with date of arrival at work site. Employer provides free housing for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Employer pays inbound transportation and subsistence to work site upon 50% completion of work contract for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of at least $15.88 per day during travel to a maximum of $59.00 per day with receipts. Required work-related tools and supplies provided free of charge by employer. APPLICATION PROCESS: Mail or Fax resume listing experience to: MN DEED/FLC, Attn: H-2A#24-219, JO#13971010 180 E. 5th St., Suite 1200, St. Paul, MN 55101-1678 FAX: 651-297-7722 CALL: Mary Garcia, FLC Coordinator 651-259-7513 Must have proof of legal authority to work in U.S.