Landscape Laborer

H-2B seasonal job with Champions Hydro-Lawn, Inc. in Houston, Texas. Pay: $18.08/hr. Work period: 2027-02-01 to 2027-11-30. Positions: 72. About 40 hours a week. The employer's full description is in English on the official DOL job order.

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Lay sod, mow, trim/edge, plant, weeding, watering, rake, 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 or repair tools and equipment to ensure proper functioning. May drive truck or other vehicle to transport work crew, plants, materials and tools to/from or at work sites.

The employer will offer a minimum of 35 hours per week. Shift: Monday – Friday, 6:00 am - 3:00 pm (includes one-hour unpaid break). Workdays and shift time may vary with weather and business demands.

Work period: 2027-02-01 to 2027-11-30. Positions: 72.

Requirements: No minimum education or experience required.
On the job training provided.
Applicants must complete an employment application.
Must be able to work a 5-day schedule, including weekends and holidays as required.
Must be able to lift 75lbs.
Employer will provide worker at no charge all tools, supplies, equipment and uniform required to perform job. Required uniform shirt will be provided at no cost to the worker.

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

If worker completes half the employment period, employer will arrange and pay directly for transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of work. Upon completion of the employment period or where the worker is dismissed early, the employer will provide or pay for workers 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 reported a workers 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 subsistence will be provided at a rate of at least $16.78 per day during travel to a maximum of $68 per day with receipts. All tran…