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Employer is seeking (5) full-time temporary landscape construction workers who will assist senior crew leaders with the following DUTIES: planting trees and shrubs, moving soil, sod, and mulch, assisting crew leaders with both manual tools and self-propelled machinery to excavate small trenches for irrigation pipes and installation of sprinklers (approx. 6” wide and 12” deep), pull, cut, and glue PVC sprinkler pipe, assisting with installation of sprinkler lines, heads, and valves, assemble fencing by preparing site, excavate post holes (approx. 24” deep), attach top and bottom rails to fence posts using brackets, screws, or nails, set posts in concrete footings, hang gates in designated openings using hinges and latches, mow, blow, and edge during growing season, trim around existing plantings, remove any support staking and wildlife fencing on plantings, fall cleanup, pruning, spreading granular fertilizer, applying rodent protection on plantings, installing wildlife protection fencing, trimming, removal of snow and ice, and the clearing of wood and debris from worksite. TOOLS include shovels, rakes, post-hole diggers, hammers, saws, wheelbarrows, as well as motorized machinery such as a Ditch Witch, or a mini-Skid Steer. In addition to those tools referenced, manual hand tools would include hand saws, pruners, mowers, and trimmers. REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, and stand or bend for all or most of work shift. WAGES OVERTIME AND PERIOD of Employment: Anticipated start date is October 1 2024 continuing to February 1 2025. The worker will be paid $19.30/hour and work an average of 40 hours per week. Overtime is available as needed, and the OT rate of pay would be $28.95/hour. Generally, the work schedule would be from 7:00AM until 4:30PM, Monday through Friday. 3/4th Guarantee. 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. Single Workweek Guarantee and Frequency of Pay: A single workweek will be used to compute wages due. The payroll period is bi-weekly. Workers are paid by check on Fridays. WORKSITE: there is one worksite at 40 Buckskin Rd, Belgrade Gallatin County, Montana but to do their work, workers will travel to all or some of the various job sites in Gallatin County (Bozeman, Belgrade, Maudlow, and Manhattan), and Jefferson County (Whitehall). Education and Work Experience: None required. Availability of On-the-Job Training: Not Applicable. Inbound and Outbound Transportation: For workers who complete 50% or more of the work contract period, the Employer will pay or reimburse workers for subsistence expenses incurred traveling from the place the worker came (e.g., Port of Entry to the USA) to the place of employment. If the worker either completes the work contract period or is terminated without cause and the worker has no immediate subsequent H- 2B employment, the Employer will pay or reimburse the worker's subsistence expenses incurred traveling from the place of employment back to the place the worker came from to work for the employer (generally a Port of Entry to the USA). DISCLOSURES of Daily Subsistence amount: Current DOL regulations require daily subsistence to be provided at a rate during travel, from $15.88/day to a maximum of $59/day with receipts. Provision of Board, Lodging, or other Facilities: None required. Daily Transportation: Daily transportation to and from the worksite(s) will be provided by Employer at no charge to the employee. Tools, Equipment, and Supplies: Employer will provide at no charge to the employee, all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the duties assigned. DEDUCTIONS from Workers Paycheck: The Employer will make all payroll deductions required by law but will not make any deductions which are not required by law. By mutual agreement, an OPTIONAL advance up to $500 USD/worker to purchase personal items and/or cold weather gear appropriate for this area and work period. By mutual agreement, OPTIONAL housing is available for up to $500/ month/worker deducted from employee's paychecks. Payment of advance or rent will be taken out of paychecks. REIMBURSEMENT of MRV, Border, Visa, COVID-19 and related fees: The Employer will reimburse an H2B worker in the first work week for any mandatory interview, visa processing, border crossing, COVID-19 testing, or any other mandatory fee. TO APPLY FOR THIS JOB: Applicants may email a letter of interest to the Employer at contourlandmanagement@gmail.com OR call the Employer at (406) 548-4344 OR inquire about the job directly to Montana Dept. of Labor Industry located at 121 N. Willson Ave. Bozeman, MT 59715. Phone: (406) 582-9200 or online at https://montanaworks.gov. This ad is being placed concurrently with an H-2B application. Employers may not consider you if methods other than those listed are used. Employer will provide workers copies of the job order no later than the time at which the worker applies for the visa, if the worker is departing directly from his or her home country, and display a poster describing employee rights and protections in English and, if necessary and made available by the Department, another language common to the workers at the work site.