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Landscape Laborer
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Rost Landscaping and Design, Inc. is looking to fill 20 Landscape Laborer positions. This is a temporary, full-time seasonal position from 2/1/2027 to 11/30/2027. Begin/report to work: 2450 Trails West Ave., Columbia, Boone County, MO, 65202 @ $18.84/hr. Employer will transport workers daily between report to work address and additional worksites. Additional worksites: (work throughout the following counties/areas): Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Chariton, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, Monroe, Osage, Randolph, and Saline counties of MO and areas of Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Columbia, MO, Jefferson City, MO, and North Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Duties: Landscape or maintain properties using tools or equipment. Tasks may include to cut, edge and water lawns: rake and blow leaves; dig holes; pull, chop weeds, prune and haul topsoil and mulch. The types of tools being used ore standard landscaping equipment such as shovels, spades and forks. These tools are used by the landscape laborers to dig shallow holes. The size and depth of the hole will depend on the height and width of the plant and the way it's packaged, and the goal is to make sure the plants have more than enough room to grow up and out, and it's also important to make sure there's plenty of room for loose soil in the hole's bottom to promote thriving roots & other related Landscape Laborer activities as per SOC/OES 37-3011 (onetonline.org). Standard/Expected Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM-5:00 PM. Offering 40+ (plus) hours per week; not including applicable lunch and/or breaks. Possible weekend/holiday work. Start/end times, offered hours and/or overtime could vary as they may be dependent upon other factors such as project/schedule/service needs, weather, and commute time between worksites (if applicable). Work is performed outdoors, exposed to weather; must be capable of doing physically strenuous labor for long hours, occasionally in extreme heat or cold. Variable weather conditions apply; hours may fluctuate (+/-), possible downtime and/or overtime. Terms: Employer will comply with all applicable Federal, State and local employment-related laws and regulations such as wages, breaks, hours worked, and overtime hours (overtime possible, but not required or guaranteed. If overtime is worked, wage is paid at 1.5x regular rate of pay per hour worked beyond 40 hours each week.). Requirements: Must show proof of legal authority to work in the U.S. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco free work zone. Perform physical activities: such as lift, balance, walk, stoop, handle, position, move, manipulate materials use static strength to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, carry objects up to 50lbs. No minimum education requirement. On-the-job training available. All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment. Based on Employer's discretion/cost: Worker may have random drug/alcohol testing during employment: positive test/refusal to abide = dismissal. Wages and Conditions of Employment: $18.84/Hour up to possible $20.00/Hour OT $28.26/Hour up to possible $30.00/Hour. Wage may vary based on experience. Will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due. Wage paid every two weeks. All deductions required by law will be made by the employer as well as any further tax withholding or other reasonable deduction(s) authorized by the worker. Health and Welfare benefits may apply. At Employer's sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed). Inbound and Outbound Transportation (Initial Arrival & Contract Completion/Subsequent Departure): 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 the rate required at the time of travel (currently $16.78 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts). Transportation and subsistence will be reimbursed (by check in 1st work week) for cost from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad, to the place of employment. Will reimburse the H-2B worker in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government, incurred by the H-2B worker (not including passport). Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, 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. 3/4s Guarantee: The worker will be offered a total number of work hours equal to at least three-fourths of the workdays of each 12-week period. Tools, Equipment and Supplies: All work will be done with employer provided tools, equipment and supplies without charge or deposit. Miscellaneous: Optional, shared furnished housing available to the worker at a monthly housing rate up to $350.00; if optional housing is agreed upon by the worker, monthly housing rate is to be paid directly to the landlord each month. Any worker who voluntarily abandons employment is not entitled to payment for outbound transportation or the full 3/4s Guarantee described. Employer Contact Information: Rost Landscaping and Design, Inc. - Phone: (573) 445-4465 or Email: trost@rostlandscaping.com. How to apply: Inquiries, applications, indications of availability and/or resumes may be sent to the nearest MO SWA: 101 Park De Ville Dr., Columbia, MO 65203 Phone: (573) 441-6361.
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