Landscape Laborer

Job description

Move soil, equipment, materials. Lay sod, mow, trim, edge, plant, water, fertilize, dig holes for plants, rake, and clean up. Cut dead or excess branches from trees or shrubs at ground-level to maintain right-of-way for roads, sidewalks, or utilities, or to improve appearance, health, and value of tree. Prune or treat trees or shrubs using handsaws, hand pruners, clippers, and power pruners. Pick up and haul branches to chipper.

Employer will offer a minimum of 35 hours a week. Shift: Monday- Friday, 6:30am-3:00pm. Work on Saturdays may be required. Workdays and shift times may vary with weather and workload needs.

Special Requirements

No minimum education or experience required.
On the job training provided.
Subject to post-injury or incident drug testing required, employer paid, applied equally to all workers, U.S. & foreign/H-2B.
New employees subject to post-employment criminal background check and drug testing required, employer paid, applied equally to all workers, U.S. & foreign/H-2B.
Must be able to work a 5-day schedule, including weekends and holidays as required.
Applicants must complete an employment application.
Must be able to lift 50lbs.
Employer will provide worker at no charge all tools, supplies, equipment required to perform job. Required uniform provided. Optional winter weather attire available for purchase, cost varies depending on item, available for payroll deduction if employee elects.

The employer guarantees to offer work for hours equal to at least three-fourths of the workdays in each 12-week period of the total employment period.

H-2B workers will be reimbursed in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government (excluding passport fees).

If worker completes half the employment period, employer will arrange and pay directly for transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of work. Upon completion of the employment period or where the worker is dismissed early, the employer will provide or pay for workers reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker will not return due to subsequent employment with another employer or where the employer has appropriately reported a workers voluntary abandonment of employment. The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for the distances involved. Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of at least $16.28 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts. All transportation costs are to be preapproved. If necessary, employer will reimburse worker within first pay period for approved cost of meals and lodging at the applicable exchange rate, not to exceed reasonable costs. Receipts must be submitted.