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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

55

Job Duties:

Employer plants, grows, nurtures & harvests an assortment of trees, shrubs & plants including citrus, palm, desert, flowering, shade & other tree varieties (collectively, Trees) all of which have different and seasonal planting, fertilizing, cultivation, growth, pruning, transplant & harvest cycles (Cycles). The Cycles are climate dependent since they are routinely affected by sudden & unpredictable changes in Arizona's Sonoran Desert (Desert) weather patterns. The H-2A workers (Workers) must work outdoors in a variety of Desert weather conditions. Workers must have a minimum of 3 months experience & must be able to lift 50 lbs. on a regular basis. Employer will furnish, at no cost to Workers, all necessary tools, materials, supplies, & equipment (collectively, Tools) required by the work. Tools may include shovels, gloves, backhoes, trenchers, tree spades, chain saws, hand saws & clippers. Workers will plant, prune, nurture, transplant & harvest Trees by hand & machinery. During their period of employment, Workers will work at one of Employer's Farms and/or Nurseries (collectively, Work Sites). At each Work Site, Workers will, among other duties, plant, prune, nurture, harvest & dig Trees, and transplant nursery stock into boxes & containers. The 55 Workers will work at one of Employer's 3 requested Work Sites. The Work Sites are: the Stanfield Work Site (32 Workers); the Southern Work Site (20 Workers); and the 19th Avenue Work Site (3 Workers).

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Number of Hours Per Week:

48

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

Whitfill Nursery, Inc.

Company Name:

Silver Canyon Nurseries, Inc.

Location:

Phoenix, AZ 85040-3619

Telephone Number:

+16022689466

Worksite

Address:

Southern Avenue Work Site (20 H-2A Workers requested) with an address of 2647 E. Southern Avenue., Phoenix, AZ 85040

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23094-900447

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

4/26/2023

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