Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Freedom Tree Holdings LLC · Pelham, TN

Employment period: 2026-11-15 to 2027-09-15

Hours per week: 45.0

Pay conditions

The H2A wage rate offer will be $14.25 per hour.

Job duties from the source

Skill Level 1 Nursery: Duties to Include, but not limited to: Perform any combination of the following duties concerned with preparing soil and growth media, cultivating, and otherwise participating in horticulture activities. Hauls and spreads topsoil, fertilizer, etc. to condition land. Dig, rake, and screen soil and fill cold frame and hot beds to prepare them for planting. Plant, spray, weed and water plants, shrubs, and trees. Ties, bunches, wraps and pack flowers, plants, and shrubs to fill orders. Load trucks for marketing. Work on potting line transplanting seedlings into selling containers and place In growing area. Tasks include budding, grafting, pruning, planting, digging, hoeing, chipping. Staking an.cl trimming trees and plants. Operating and maintaining Nursery Equipment. Trees, Shrubs, and posts will need to be moved from fields to loading areas. Repetitive lifting of 701bs is required to move potted plants from potting area to holding area. Assist with delivery of products to customers. Maintenance on farm equipment required in operation. Assist in set-up of product for sale of crop. Alternative Work: General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing land for planting, maintenance of tools & equipment, and other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Also includes fixing, clearing, and painting offences/ barns. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed above and only after the first week guarantee is met. 70 lb lifting requirement Experience - Two months experience In nursery related budding, grafting, and pruning trees. The employer will be staggering start dates based upon the seasonal need of the crop. Below are the dates and # of workers; Start Date: 11/15/2026 - 50 workers Start Date: 01/04/2027 - 22 workers

Additional requirements

Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.

Additional work locations are listed in the official order. Review its full itinerary.

Verification

H-2A disclosures

Housing: Check job order · Daily transport: Check job order · 3/4 guarantee: Check job order

How to apply

Referrals of individuals will be made through "job holding office" to ascertain employment information. Employer will accept referrals who may apply direct or referred from any other source. Job seekers are to contact the employer Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Answering machine / voice mail if unable to answer phone: ability to return call within two (2) working days. The job seeker will be informed of the terms and conditions of the job by the information contained in the job order. These job orders are entered by geographical/administrative areas within the state. This is done to ensure that local job seekers have equal access to these job opportunities. These offices are referred to as the job holding office. The job holding office will refer all interested applications to the employer with a copy of the job order(s), which contains all pertinent information concerning the job. The employer agrees to interview all US workers referred by DES for; 1.Availability and commitment to work the entire length of the contract 2.Have transportation to the job site 3.Have been fully apprised of the job information, terms and conditions of the job and the nature of the employment 4.Workers state he/she can physically perform the job requirements 5.Ability to provide documentation to complete the INS Form I-9 Job seeker with copy of job order is to contact the employee. Answering machine / voice mail if unable to answer phone: ability to return call within two (2) working days.

Recruitment phone: +19314673600

Recruitment: matias@freedomtreefarms.com