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Colorful Gardens Wholesale Nursery Workers in Calverton, New York
Nursery Workers - 4 Full Time H-2A Seasonal Jobs available 2/7/2026-09/20/2026.
Crops/Commodities: annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetable plants.
Multiple contract start dates available. Alternate start date(s) include the following: 3/17/2026.
Plants, cultivates and maintains in condition for shipping and sale to customers nursery plants, including annuals, perennials, herbs and vegetable plants. Pots seedlings, prunes, transplants, spaces, performs hand watering and drip-irrigation and culls plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Packs, labels, pulls and stores plants according to variety. Weeds, mows, loads/unloads truck and wagons. Performs any other duties involved in the maintenance of plant materials and nursery stock and maintenance of holding yards and shipping areas.
Work is to be done in the field of greenhouse for long periods of time. Workers will lift potting soil weighing up to 45 pounds to a height of 4 feet. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent position for long periods of time. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform job. Work required in field 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 may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers will be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop operations. Workers should be physically able to do work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift and carry 45 pounds.
Work will also include using a potting machine. Workers will be trained to use the potting machine and will be expected to be able to operate the potting machine with or without direction.
Employer assures that workers will be provided, at no cost, transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations).
Persons seeking employment as experienced nursery worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience.
Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 months of prior experience working on a nursery handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures, repetitive movements, extensive walking, extensive pushing or pulling, and frequent stooping.
- Lifting requirement of 45 lbs.
The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov. For assistance with this job order, please email H2A@labor.ny.gov. If applicable, please include the interested applicants name and job order number in the email.