Grounds​/Maintenance Specialist

Grounds/Maintenance Specialist

Topeka Landscape, Inc.

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, mowing, mulching, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, 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.

• sod laying
• mowing
• mulching
• trimming
• planting
• watering
• fertilizing
• digging
• raking
• assist with sprinkler installation
• installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units

• Must lift/carry 50 lbs., when necessary.
• Saturday and Sunday work required, when necessary.

• Requires 3 months of experience in specified occupation.
• 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 and employment eligibility (e-Verify) check required of foreign and domestic workers.

Standard work schedule is Monday through Friday, from 7:30 AM to 4:15 PM. 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. Saturday and Sunday work required when necessary.

• Wage rate is no less than $18.52 per hour.
• Overtime hours vary at $27.78 per hour.
• Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any worker in the specified occupation, at the companys sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure.
• A single workweek will be used to compute wages. The payroll period is weekly. Workers are paid by check on Friday.

• 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, employer arranges and pays or reimburses for inbound travel costs no later than upon completion of the first half of the contract. Inbound travel includes transportation costs from workers 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 ($16.28 per day minimum, or $68.00 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 the 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.
• Employer will provide without charge all tools, supplies and equipment (including uniform, if applicable) necessary to perform duties assigned.
• If requested, employer assists non-local workers to secure worker-paid lodging.

• 3220 SW Auburn Road Topeka, KS 66614 and multiple worksites within Shawnee, Osage, Lyon, and Jackson counties. Employers provide incidental transportation between job sites as necessary.

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