Landscape Laborer

Summary

Elite Lawn Services, Inc, 2132 S. Highway 94, Defiance, MO 63341, (636) 798-2800.

20 temporary, full-time Landscape Laborers from 02/09/2027 through 12/08/2027. Work will be performed at various worksites in St. Charles County, in St. Louis city, and within Franklin and St. Louis counties.

Job Duties: Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Mow, trim/edge, plant, lay sod, weeding, watering, raking, blow leaves; use a hand shovel to dig holes for installing plants, trees, shrubs, or irrigation systems; spread seed, fertilizer and mulch; works on the ground to prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges using shears, pruners, or chain saws; core aerating; sprinkler installation/repair, installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Maintain equipment to ensure proper functioning. May drive a company truck or other vehicle to transport work crew, plants, materials and tools to/from or at worksites.

No minimum education or experience required.

On-the-job training provided.

Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

Must be able to continuously bend and squat.

Must be able to work a 5-day workweek, including weekends and holidays as required.

Applicant must complete an employment application.

The employer will offer a minimum of 35 hours of work per week. Normal shift: Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm (includes 1-hour unpaid break). Work on Saturday may be required as needed. Workdays and hours may vary depending on weather and business demands.

Basic rate of pay $20.50 per hour. Employer may increase wage or provide bonus based on experience, performance, tenure, and/or market conditions. An overtime premium will be paid when required by Federal, State, or local law, including at time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Overtime may be available at $30.75 per hour. The employer will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due. Workers will be paid bi-weekly.

The employer will make all deductions from the worker's paycheck required by law. Optional employee shared housing, including basic utilities, available at approximately $200 per week, available for payroll deduciton if employee elects. The cost of optional or extra housing utilities/services chosen (such as DISH satellite TV) will be divided equally among the occupants and the cost will be deducted from the worker’s biweekly paycheck if the worker elects.

The employer will provide daily transportation from offered housing to/from main worksite and to/from main worksite and multiple worksites within area of intended employment.

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

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

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.

If the worker completes 50 percent of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of work. Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, the employer will provide or pay for worker’s 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 worker’s 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 meals will be provided at a rate of at least $16.78 per day during travel to a maximum of $68 per day with receipts. 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.

Apply for or inquire about the job opportunity at the St. Charles Job Center located at 1108 Washington Square Washington, MO 63090 (636) 255-6060 www.jobs.mo.gov EOE/M/F/D/V