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Lukes Sodding & Landscaping Inc. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker in New Prague, Minnesota
Employer s name, Geographic location and Need: Lukes Sodding & Landscaping is looking to fill 5 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker positions in Le Sueur County, MN. This is a temporary, full-time seasonal position and we are looking to fill 5 job openings for employment from 3/20/2025 to 11/12/2025. Additional Worksites: Worksites are in LE SUEUR, DAKOTA, SCOTT, & WASHINGTON counties in Minnesota Job Description: Duties: preparing land for sod, sod laying, clean-up after sod laying is completed. Duties may also include mowing, trimming/pruning trees, shrubs and plants, installation of plants, trees and shrubbery, watering plants & lawns, plant transplanting, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Workers may gather and remove litter and operate powered equipment and drive company vehicles to customer locations Requirements: Must have a valid driver's license. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Repetitive movements, extensive walking, frequent stooping, exposure to extreme temperatures. Terms & Conditions of Employment: $21.30/hr., at 40 hours a week, Mon-Fri, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM (schedule varies). Overtime rate of pay is at least $31.95per hour. Overtime will be available as needed. Higher pay or other incentives based on performance. Inbound Transportation: Transportation: From the place from which the worker has come to work, whether in the U.S or abroad, to the place of employment, if the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, the employer will provide advance payment of transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of employment. Outbound Transportation: Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, employer will provide or pay for worker s reasonable cost 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. The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for the distances involved. Daily Transportation: Employer will provide daily transportation to and from worksites. Disclosure of daily subsistence amount Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of $15.88 per day during travel to a maximum of $59.00 per day with receipts. 3/4ths guarantee not required due to 2016 Omnibus: Three- fourths guarantee: The 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. Provision of tools, equipment, and supplies: Tools, equipment and supplies: The employer will provide workers at no charge all tools; supplies & equipment required to perform the job. Single Work Week guarantee and frequency of pay: Miscellaneous: The employer will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due; The pay period is biweekly. Statement of deductions from worker s pay: The employer will make all payroll deductions required by law and will not make any deductions, which are not required by law. Reimbursement of border, visa and related fees: The employer will reimburse an H-2B worker in the first work week for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government, incurred by the H-2B worker. Provision of board, lodging or other facilities The employer will not be providing housing. Employer contact information: Lukes Sodding & Landscaping12600 50th Street West, New Prague, MN 56071 BRIANLUKES0126@GMAIL.COM (612) 328-5091 Instructions on how to apply: How to apply: Inquiries, applications, indications of availability, and/or resumes may be sent to the MN State Workforce Career Force in Chaska, which serves Le Sueur County, MN at: 602 East 4th Street; Chaska, MN 55318; 952-361-1711 and reference job order #(filed concurrently wi h MN SWA)