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Published on Jan 31 2025

Ground Person

$16.07  per hour
Visa required: H-2B
From Jan 4, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025

Job description

Ground Person duties include ground-level trimming, pruning, and raking of shrubs and trees using hand or power tools and equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following as per the Standard Occupational Classification Code 37-3011 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers: Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws. Use hand tools such as rakes, pruning saws, pruning poles, electric clippers, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes. Clean up limbs and leaves using a leaf blower and shredding of larger tree branches with a brush chipper.

Special Requirements

Must lift/carry 50 lbs., when necessary. Saturday and Sunday work required, when necessary. Employer-paid drug testing required of foreign and domestic workers prior to commencing work and post-hire at random, upon suspicion of use, and post-accident. Post-hire background check and employment eligibility (e-Verify) check required of foreign and domestic workers. Employer-paid physical required prior to beginning work to ensure worker can safely perform the job. Incidental limited travel and double time pay may be available under certain emergent conditions and holidays, and as per specific utility contractual requirements. Employer may offer more than the stated work hours depending on weather, business needs, and other conditions. Extreme heat, cold, rain, or drought may affect exact working hours.

Employer Contact Info

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https://www.workintexas.com

Did you know that... most J-1 workers who work more than 40 hours a week

(and in some states, more than 8 hours a day), can get paid "time and a half?"

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