Employment Dates: 4/1/2024 – 12/15/2024
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 required of foreign and domestic
workers. Requires three months of previous landscape experience.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers must be able to perform a variety of tasks without close supervision,
which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, trimming, planting, digging, raking, and mulching; assist with sprinkler installation and installation of
mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Must exercise independent judgment; may be asked to demonstrate tasks to other employees but position does
not include supervision of other workers.
WORK LOCATION(S):
1213 East 24th street, Lawrence, KS 66046 and multiple worksites within Jackson(MO), Wyandotte(KS), Shawnee(KS), Johnson(KS) and Douglas(KS) counties. No
daily transportation to/from workers’ home and primary worksite. Such transportation complies with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws/regulations. Employer
provides incidental transport between job sites.
WAGE & WORK SCHEDULE:
Wage rate is no less than $17.47 per hour. Overtime hours vary at $26.21 /hr. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered at employer’s discretion, based on individual
factors such as performance, skill, and tenure.
A single workweek will be used to compute wages due. The payroll period is bi-weekly. Workers are paid by check on Friday.
The standard workday is from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. Employer will offer 40 hours per week. 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 working hours.
Employer makes all payroll deductions required by law. Employer does not envision other workforce-wide payroll deductions. Voluntary deductions must be preauthorized in writing and may include the following: Employer deducts reasonable fair market value cost of rent/utilities based on number of occupants for workers
electing to reside in employer-provided housing (cost TBD).
OTHER TERMS:
Employer pays in advance or reimburses workers in the first workweek for all government-mandated and visa-related fees (excluding passport fees). For non-local
workers (i.e., residing outside normal commuting distance), employer will reimburse inbound travel costs not already paid in advance no later than upon completion of
the first half of the contract (the 50 percent point). Inbound travel includes transportation costs from worker’s permanent residence or place of recruitment to the place
of employment, a daily subsistence for meals, and reasonable lodging costs, if applicable. Subsistence reimbursements based on rates specified in the Federal
Register (currently $15.88 per day minimum, or $59.00 per day maximum for workers with acceptable receipts). Transportation reimbursements based on worker’s
actual cost, not to exceed the most economical common carrier transportation costs for distances involved. Employer provides or pays outbound travel costs to same
workers upon completion of the contract period or early dismissal, except where the worker has subsequent employment.
Employer guarantees to offer hours equal to at least three-fourths of the workdays in each 12-week period of the total contract period, beginning with the first workday
after the worker arrives at the place of employment and ending on the contract end date or any extension thereof. Employer may count all hours worked, as well as
any hours offered within the standard work schedule that a worker chooses to not work, up to the maximum number of daily hours on the job order.
Workers who voluntarily abandon employment are not entitled to payment for outbound travel costs or the full three-fourths period guarantee described above.
Employer will provide without charge company-specific uniform and all tools, supplies and equipment necessary to perform duties assigned.
If requested, employer helps non-local workers secure optional worker-paid lodging.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
To apply, contact employer at nic@reeddillonlandscape.com or apply at the job
order holding office: Lawrence Workforce Center, 2920 Haskell Ave Ste 2
Lawrence, KS 66046, phone (785) 840-9675.
Interested applicants may also inquire within: Attn: Nic Dannevik.