Field Laborer

Field Laborer at I.S.A. Contracting Services, Inc. in Fowler, CA.

The Nursery General Laborer performs a variety of hands-on tasks to support the daily operations of a commercial plant nursery and greenhouse. This role focuses on the cultivation, care, and movement of plants, ensuring inventory remains healthy and high-quality. Operating primarily in outdoor elements or greenhouses, the position requires a variety of tasks that can include: Bin Packing, cuttings, pruning, trimming laterals, filling pots with soil, building pots, planting, transplanting, and order loading.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities • Plant Cultivation and Propagation: Take plant cuttings, plant seeds, and transplant seedlings or mature stock into designated pots, containers, or field plots. • Plant Care and Maintenance: Perform routine pruning, trimming of laterals, and weeding to ensure healthy growth, proper shaping, and high inventory quality. • Production and Assembly: Build pots, fill containers with soil, and hand tools efficiently. • Order Preparation and Logistics: securely pack inventory into bins; and carefully load nursery stock onto trailers or delivery trucks for transport. • Facility Support: Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment across greenhouses, production areas, and outdoor fields. • Follow all safety protocols and wear required PPE at all times.

Qualifications & Skills

• No prior experience required; training will be provided. • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions. • Ability to work cooperatively with others in a team environment. • Reliable attendance and ability to work scheduled shift times.

Physical & Environmental Requirements

• Frequent standing, walking, reaching, bending, squatting, and repetitive hand motions. • Frequent lifting, carrying, or moving plants or pots up to 50 lbs. • Pushing/pulling of heavier materials with assistance. • Ability to work outdoors and indoors in various weather conditions. • Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment.

Work Schedule:

The normal work week is 35 hours. The normal workday is 6 hours per day, Monday through Friday and 5 hours on Saturday. Work from Monday through Friday start and end times are 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm. The worker may be required to start work on Monday through Friday earlier than 7:30 a.m. and stop work later than 1:30 pm. Daily or weekly work schedules may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start/end times. Employees may experience a temporary reduction in work and/or a temporary work stoppage due to the natural agricultural cycle.

The employer may request, but not require, that workers work more than the stated daily hours, on the worker’s Sabbath, or on federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. Unpaid lunch breaks are 30 minutes with two (2) paid 10-minute breaks a day. However, the first break must be 15 minutes for any shift over 3.5 hours. The second ten-minute break will only be provided on workdays of 6 hours or more. The[RL1.1] employer will provide a lunch break before 5 hours of work and for not less than 30 minutes, except that when a work period of not more than six (6) hours will complete the day’s work the meal period may be waived by mutual consent of employer and employee. Workers will be assigned a specific work schedule at the sole discretion of the employer.

This is regular, seasonal, full-time work requiring all workers to be available as stated on the standard work schedule, throughout the entire contract period. This is not “day work”. Excessive tardiness and/or absences will not be tolerated and will result in disciplinary action.

Work begins December 27, 2026 and ends May 28, 2027.

Pay is $16.9 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 35 hours per week.