Landscape Laborer

Job description

Watering, fertilizing, use a hand shovel to dig holes for installing plants, trees, shrubs, or irrigation systems, these holes can be up to 24 inches depth and 36 inches in width, mowing, raking, pruning, core aerating, planting and transplanting, seeding and sodding, maintain or repair tools/equipment using hand or power tools. Able to lift 50 lbs.

Minimum 35 hours per week up to possible 40 hours per week. Open 7 days a week. Work schedule may vary, normal 5-day schedule Mon - Sun 7am – 4pm, 1hr. unpaid break. Work days and shift time may vary with weather.

$16.91/hr. Employer may increase wage based on experience, changes in market conditions, and/or provide additional pay for performance and tenure. In Texas, an overtime premium will be paid when required by Federal, State, or local law, including at time-and-a-half after 40 hours per workweek. Generally, when overtime is available it will be paid at $25.37/hr. based on locality the work is performed and the base rate of pay offered per hour. A single workweek will be used to compute wages due. Pay received weekly.

Daily transportation provided from main worksite in Harris County to multiple worksites in Harris, Waller, Montgomery, Galveston, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Austin, Liberty, Trinity, Walker and Chambers Counties, TX.

Employer will provide worker at no charge all tools, supplies, equipment and uniform required to perform job.

Special Requirements

Post-employment criminal background check may be performed in accordance with contractual obligations, cost paid by employer and applied equally to all workers, US and foreign/H2B. Pre-employment, post-injury/incident and reasonable suspicion drug test and e-verify required, cost paid by employer and applied equally to all workers, US and foreign/H2B. Must be able to work a 5-day schedule, may include weekends and holidays. Applicants must complete an employment application.