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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

Legacy Labor

Portage, MI

$13.78 per hour

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+12318784618
Email address to Apply:
jobs@legacylabor.com

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
8
Job Duties:
Crops: Annual Bedding Plants, vegetable plants, flowering hanging baskets, geraniums, flowering patio pots, herbs, combination hanging plants, combination patio pots, fern pots, hanging fern baskets, mums, annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruits, succulents, herbaceous annuals and perennials, seedlings, annual flats, and potted annuals. Planting, sticking cuttings, watering plants, loading carts, pulling orders, cleaning, pulling weeds, maintenance and upkeep of facility outside and inside, mowing, trimming, cutting trees, cleaning/pruning flowers, snow removal, white washing the greenhouse, putting pots together, working on planting line, sowing seed, labeling, equipment maintenance and operating, general greenhouse labor, working on planting lines, setting and picking up product, hanging baskets, spacing pots and flats, splitting wood and sweeping floors. Transplanting seedlings and cuttings, filling containers and trays, labeling flats, pots and containers. Moving trays, containers, baskets, and hanging baskets. Pulling orders for flats, containers, and baskets. Clean designated work areas. Weeding greenhouse area and product. Assembling trays, containers, and baskets. Drip line replacement/ repair. Ground cover replacement/repair. Digging holes/excavation. Ag Equipment operator/maintenance. Additional job duties: Working in onsite show beds, stock beds and fields. Assist with plant production to include trimming, splitting, potting, and moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields. Workers will assist with plant growing to include weeding, planting beds and fields, working in on-site landscaping of show beds, trimming, pruning plant inventory, and moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields. Assist with plant shipment to include cleaning, organizing, moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields, watering, weeding, boxing, and tagging plants for shipping and loading trucks. Farm Equipment Operation: Workers may be required to operate farm equipment during daily operations, as an incidental activity. Before any worker is required to operate any farm equipment, workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the tractor before driving the tractor. Tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops, and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination. General Maintenance: Workers will perform various duties for upkeeping of the nursery property, lawns, gardens, greenhouses, fields, equipment, and buildings. These duties may include painting of nursery buildings, fence repair, mowing, weed eating, and other general building and ground maintenance. This job order covers multiple worksites with staggered start dates. Workers will perform the same job duties described in this order at the worksites listed in Section F. Three (3) workers will begin employment at John Schuring JR Co. Greenhouses on January 5, 2026. Then on January 19, 2026, three (3) workers will begin employment at R&D Greenhouses LLC, and at Panse Greenhouses LLC. All workers will be employed through September 19, 2026. Each worker will be employed for the full period of employment applicable from their individual start date, as indicated in Section A.5. Exact start dates may vary slightly depending on nursery operational needs and worker arrival schedules.
Job Classification:
45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
Yes
Months of Experience Required:
2
Special Requirements:
2 months experience working in a commercial greenhouse. On-site-training for curtain task. Applicants must furnish affirmative job references from recent employers operating comparable operations establishing acceptable previous experience. Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers are subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination. SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY: This employer will strive to provide a safe and healthful work environment, free of substance abuse, for the protection of our associates, employees and visitors. The use, possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited.
Number of Hours Per Week:
35
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
7:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:
Legacy Labor
Company Name:
Legacy Labor, Inc.
Location:
Cadillac, MI 49601

Worksite

Address:
John Schuring Jr. Co. Greenhouses - 610 Schuring Rd, Portage, MI 49024

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-25309-378880
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
Wage offers to H-2A workers no less than $12.48/hour.
Date Posted:
11/20/2025
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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