Overview
We're hiring laborers to join our field crew — planting trees, building landscapes, and helping run one of the largest production nurseries in the Pioneer Valley. The work is physical, it's outdoors, and it changes with the seasons.
Experience is preferred but not required. We care much more about your attitude and work ethic. If this sounds like a good fit, we'd like to hear from you.
What You'll Do
Throughout the year, you'll work across both sides of our operation. Each day's activities will depend on the season and which projects are on the schedule:
Landscape maintenance — mowing, mulching, pruning, etc. at customer properties, taking care to deliver an exceptional work product.
Landscape construction — planting trees, shrubs, and perennials on residential, commercial, and municipal job sites. Assisting foremen on hardscape projects including patios, walkways, and retaining walls. Grading, soil prep, and finish work.
Nursery operations — fertilizing, pruning, and maintaining 20+ acres of growing stock. Digging and balling field-grown trees. Tagging inventory, loading trucks, and filling orders for landscapers and municipalities across New England.
Winter work — snow removal for commercial and residential clients, nursery pruning, equipment maintenance in our heated workshop, and preparing stock for spring.
What We're Looking For
- Reliable and hard-working — the kind of person who's proud of their work product
- Comfortable lifting 50+ lbs and working outdoors in all seasons
- Willing to learn and take direction well
- Valid driver's license
- Prior landscape, nursery, farm, or construction experience is helpful but not necessary — attitude and work ethic matter more
Why Amherst Nurseries
Small crew, real camaraderie. We're a tight-knit team, and that's not an accident. We look out for each other, we work hard together, and we care a lot about this work.
Serious operation, serious equipment. 20+ acres of production nursery, a full equipment fleet, a heated workshop, and irrigated growing fields. You'll have the tools to do the job right.
Overtime availalbe. Hours flex with seasonal demand — spring and fall are busy, and overtime is frequently available.