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Nursery Worker

  • Tennessee Valley Nursery, Inc.
  • Winchester, TENNESSEE
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Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Farmworker (harvest, nursery and greenhouse)

Pay
$16.00 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
1/1/2027 to 10/28/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 2 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$16.00 / hour
Positions offered
5 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
1/1/2027
Contract end
10/28/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
Office Farm: 145 Tennessee Valley Drive
ZIP code
37398
Hours per week
40

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Crops/Commodities:
  • nursery stock.
  • Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):
  • This job requires a minimum of 2 months of prior agricultural experience working in a commercial wholesale nursery handling manual and mechanized tasks including field crop production associated with production of shrubs and trees. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction.
  • Prepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes. Plant, cultivate and maintain nursery stock and/or bedding plants in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Perform general plant maintenance. Prune, trim, space, transplant and cull plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Irrigate and apply fertilizer. Pack, label, tag, pull, and store plants by variety. Count, grade, and inventory plants. Prepare plants for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Dig plants. Drum lacing and quarter lacing. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twine and/or staples. Crimp wire baskets. Must understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must harvest crops according to specific standards. Must select and harvest crops pursuant to customer needs. Products must be handled carefully to prevent damage.
  • Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking.
  • Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations.
  • Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job.
  • Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.
  • Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings.
  • Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer-paid post-hire random drug testing required.
  • Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience.
  • The employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities/employment for a set period determined by the supervisor or termination of employment as described in the Work Rules.

Requirements and occupation

Education
No minimum education required
Occupation
Farmworker (harvest, nursery and greenhouse)
Experience required
Yes
Minimum experience
2 months of experience

This job requires a minimum of 2 months of prior agricultural experience working in a commercial wholesale nursery handling manual and mechanized tasks including field crop production associated with production of shrubs and trees. Must be able to lift/carry up to 60 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire random drug testing required.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26292-310191
Case status
Acceptance issued

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