Job Information
Summit Landscape and Design Landscape Maintenance Team in HONDO, Texas
H-2B Job Order Request Form
Primary Contact: Joel Templeton, Recruiting and HR Manager E-Mail Address: joel@summitlandscapedesign.com Job Order Expiration Date: 2/10/2025 Job Information: Landscape Maintenance Team. 8 temporary/full-time positions with Summit Landscape and Design from 3/3/2025 - 10/17/2025. Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment using a variety of hand and power tools and equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, and removing thatch. Additionally, workers are expected to haul and spread topsoil, mulch, rocks, and sand, as well as assist with the installation of sprinkler systems. Workers may also mix and spray herbicides and insecticides to grass, shrubs, or trees using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders as needed. Following landscaping and design plans to determine placement of shrubs, trees, and flowers. Load/unload/move landscape materials and tools, as well as debris removal. Maintenance and repair of tools and equipment such as shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, mowers, trimmers, edgers, leaf blowers, pruning saws, and trenchers. 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. On-the-job training will be provided to the worker. 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 reimburses inbound travel costs at the 50% point in the contract (unless paid in advance). Inbound travel includes transportation costs from workers permanent residence or place of recruitment, a daily meal subsistence (based on rates required by law, currently $15.88 per day minimum or $59.00 per day maximum for workers with acceptable receipts), and reasonable lodging costs, if applicable. Travel reimbursements based on least-cost common carrier rate. Employer provides or pays outbound travel costs 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 workers first workday 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 provides without charge all tools, supplies and equipment (incl. uniforms, if applicable) necessary to perform duties assigned. If requested, employer helps non-local workers secure optional worker-paid lodging (not to exceed fair market value, based on number of occupants; cost TBD). Housing costs paid directly to landlord and are not payroll deducted. JOB LOCATION: 122 County Rd 4621 Hondo, TX 78861 and multiple worksites within Zavala, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Kerr, Kendall, Guadalupe, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Wilson and Bandera counties. Employer provides incidental transport between job sites. Employer may deduct reasonable costs for daily transportation to/from worksite from designated pick-up location. Use of employer-provided transportation is voluntary. WAGE INFORMATION: Wage rate is no less than $16.58 per Hour. Overtime hours vary at: $24.87 per Hour. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered at employer's discretion, based on ndividual 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 Thursday. The standard work schedule is from 6:30 AM until 3:00 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 exact working hours. Employer makes all payroll deductions required by law. Employer does not envision other workforce-wide payroll deductions. Voluntary deductions must be pre-authorized in writing and may include the following: Daily transportation to and from the worksite from a centralized designated pick-up place will be offered at a reasonable cost to workers. The use of this transportation is voluntary. Employer may deduct retirement plan contributions for workers voluntarily participating in plan. Uniform provided at no cost. Employer may deduct cost for lost/damaged uniforms resulting from worker negligence, or voluntary purchase of additional uniforms for worker's benefit. REFERRAL INSTRUCTIONS: State Workforce Agency (SWA) may only refer qualified applicants who have been apprised of the material terms and conditions of employment and who are able, willing, and available for the job. Employer makes hiring decisions at its sole discretion. Referrals and applicants are accepted from all sources. Applicants must possess documentation required to complete Form I-9 employment eligibility verification. To apply, contact employer at 210-779-6514 or apply at the job order holding office: WF SOL Alamo - HONDO, 402 CARTER STREET HONDO, TX 78861, phone (830) 426-8111.