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### Job Duties

Start Date:01/26/2026

End Date: 11/20/2026

Hours: 40 hours/week, Monday - Friday. 40 hours/day (days and hours listed), 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Sunday: 0 hours/day

Monday: 8 hours/day

Tuesday:8 hours/day

Wednesday: 8 hours/day

Thursday:8 hours/day

Friday: 8 hours/day

Saturday: 0 hours/day

Hourly Work Schedule: 7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Must Apply By: 06/25/2025

Job Duties as listed in 790A part [A.8a]:

Assist production Forepersons in operations leading crews, distributing and monitoring work required to produce and distribute plant material in a wholesale nursery operation. Lead proper planting, growing, maintaining, and harvesting of Bare Root plant material. Lead grading and distribution of bare root plant material. Assist Foreperson with propagation, growing and distribution of seedlings and young liner material. Lead potting and irrigation crews. Lead the maintenance and distribution of containerized plant material. Assure accurate and timely shipments of nursery products, working with Shipping Foreperson and Sales, Inventory and Central Dispatch organizing and distributing the necessary paperwork. Support Shipping Foreperson with direction of order pulling crews, loading crews, and tagging crews. Monitor safety practices. Fill in with general labor when needed. Assist with time keeping and work schedule maintenance. Maintain records to measure productivity and help ensure processes are maintained. Train new and existing employees to maintain maximum productivity and safety. Perform routine preventative maintenance to ensure that structures are operating efficiently.

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

Additional Housing Information:

1155 Bailey Road

Newport, Minnesota 55055

Washington County

6248 Bailey Road

Woodbury, Minnesota 55129

Washington County

6600 103rd Street

Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016

Washington County

2300 Hastings Ave

Newport, Minnesota 55055

Washington County

11222 Dale Road

Woodbury, Minnesota 55129

Washington County

9826 Point Douglas

Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016

Washington County

### Minimum Education Required

No High School Diploma or GED required.

### Minimum Experience Required

Certification/License Requirements: No

Driver Requirements: No

Criminal Background Check: Yes

Drug Screen: No

Lifting Requirement: Yes - 60 lbs.

Exposure to Extreme Temperatures: Yes

Extensive Pushing or Pulling: Yes

Extensive Sitting or Walking: Yes

Frequent Stooping or Bending Over: Yes

Repetitive Movements: Yes

Supervise Others: No

This position requires three (3) months experience working in a wholesale nursery handling both manual and machine tasks associated with nursery production and harvest activities; OR documentation of equivalent of educational/vocational training in horticulture or agriculture.

Must possess ability to understand verbal and/or written work instructions.

Must possess the ability to recognize species and varieties of nursery stock and the ability to determine grades and quantities for selecting trees, shrubs, and perennials.

May drive other Nursery Workers from employer designated meeting point to designated worksites within the area of intended employment using a 15-passenger van and Bailey vehicles (Ford F150, SUV).

### Shift

First (Day)

### Number of Openings

18

### Public Transportation Accessible

No

### Veterans Encouraged to Apply

Yes

### Physical Required

No

### Drug Test Required

No

### Compensation

$17.65 / Hourly

### Additional Compensation

As required for all workers in Minnesota, hours worked in excess of 48 hours in a work week will be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the regular rate of pay.

### Postal Code

55055

### Place of Work

On-site

### Requisition ID

H-2A #26-033

### Job Type

Full Time

### Job Benefits

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 $16.28 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts. Required work-related tools and supplies provided free of charge by employer.

Effective Jan 1, 2024, per MN State Statute, an employee will earn one hour of paid sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 48 hours of accrued Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) per year, provided the employee works a minimum of 80 hours in a calendar year.

### Application Instructions

Send resume listing experience to:

MN DEED/FLC

Attn: H-2A#26-033

180 E. 5th St. Suite 1200, St. Paul, MN 55101

FAX: 651-297-7722

EMAIL: [email protected]

CALL: Mary Garcia 651-259-7513