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Jim Whiting Nursery & Garden Center, Inc. Nursery Workers in Lake City, Minnesota
Need 7 full time, temporary, seasonal Nursery Workers to work in Lake City. From: 04/01/2025 - 11/01/2025 Work: 40 hrs./week, Mon.-Fri. 7 hrs./day, Sat. 5 hrs./day, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 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. 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. Must Apply By: 07/18/2025 JOB DESCRIPTION: Perform any combination of following duties concerned with preparing soil and growth media, cultivating and otherwise participating in horticultural activities. Plants, weeds, waters, cuts and transplants bedding plants, perennial shrubs, evergreens and trees. Packs flowers, plants and shrubs to fill orders and loads onto trucks for marketing. Work on potting line transplanting seedlings, trees, shrubs, evergreens and perennials into selling containers and place in growing area. Will fill pots/baskets with potting soil in preparation for planting. May be required to work on the irrigation process in the greenhouses and growing range. Will be working with flowering trees and shrubs. Will plant, cultivate, harvest, grade, store and ship container and field grown horticultural products. Some hand digging of specific plants, trees, evergreens and shrubs from the field will be required. Spring digging includes balled and burlap trees and planting bare root trees in pots and field. Care of the field, trees and shrubs includes staking, trimming and mowing. Exposure to extreme temp, repetitive movements, extensive pushing, pulling walking and frequent stooping. Transportation provided to jobsite from central location. JOB REQUIREMENTS: 2 months verifiable experience working in commercial nursery; able to lift and carry 50 lbs. frequently; able to perform work requiring exposure to extreme temperatures, repetitive movements, extensive pushing, pulling, walking, and frequent stooping; may be required to take post hire random drug and/or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker, and testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination; 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 showing work experience to: MN DEED/FLC, Attn: H-2A#25-302 JO#14522666 Great Northern Bldg., 12th Fl., 180 E. 5th St., St.100, 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.