Landscaper

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• Salmon Falls Landscaping Inc is seeking nine (9) Landscapers to work
  
  

at 511 Portland Street, Berwick, Maine 03901. The position will be

full-time and seasonal during the dates of April 1, 2026 ?? November 20,

2026.**

The role of the Landscaper is to gather and remove litter. Use hand

tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush

trimmers, or axes. Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as

mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric

clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws. Water lawns, trees, or plants,

using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans. Prune or trim

trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws. Mix and

spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass,

shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders. Care

for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing

thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.

Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow

grass, or plant flowers or foliage. Trim or pick flowers and clean

flower beds. Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass,

ground covers, trees, or shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using

gardening tools. Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edger. Rake,

mulch, and compost leaves. Decorate gardens with stones or plants. Use

irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to

prevent waste. Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking

lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.

Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots, and spread salt in

those areas. Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the

systems and starting them up in spring. Maintain or repair tools,

equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or

benches, using hand or power tools. Care for artificial turf fields,

periodically removing the turf and replacing cushioning pads or

vacuuming and disinfecting the turf after use to prevent the growth of

harmful bacteria. Install rock gardens, ponds, decks, drainage systems,

irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, or playground

equipment. Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil

has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the

grasses. Advise customers on plant selection or care. Haul or spread

topsoil or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place. This job

requires continuous movement, regularly bending, lifting to 50 pounds,

pushing. Valid driver??s license may be required.

Employees will work Mon-Sun, an average of 40 hrs/wk. Must be able to

work any 8 hr shift within 7 am to 5 pm any day of the week, days off

rotate, shifts vary, weekends may be required. No minimum education is

required.

On-the-job training is provided. Salmon Falls Landscaping Inc will

provide workers with all tools, supplies, and equipment required to

perform the job at no charge. Daily transportation is provided.

• The wage is \$22.33 per hour. All deductions will be made from
  
  

paychecks that are required by law. No other deductions will be taken

unless voluntarily agreed upon. Overtime is available at a rate of

\$33.49 per hour. Wages will be paid weekly on Friday, and the employer

will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due.**

• This posting is being made in connection with an application for H-2B
  
  

workers.**

The employer will reimburse the H-2B worker in the first workweek for

all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees,

including those mandated by the government, incurred by the H-2B worker.

If the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, the employer

will reimburse the worker for transpo tation and subsistence from the

place of recruitment to the place of work. Upon completion of the work

contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, 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. The amount of transportation payment

or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable

common carrier for the distance involved. Daily subsistence will be

provided at a rate of \$16.28 per day during travel to a maximum of

\$68.00 per day with receipts.

Housing is not provided by the employer, however the employer secured

optional housing that is available to the H-2B workers for rent at 21

New Dam Rd, Berwick, ME 03901 at a cost of \$50 per week. If agreed

upon, this will be deducted from the employee paycheck. This is not a

condition of employment. Alternatively, the employer will assist workers

to find suitable housing within walking distance of the worksite.

• Applicants seeking to inquire about the job opportunity should send
  
  

applications with indications of availability to the nearest York County

Career Center - Springvale located at 9 Bodwell Court, Springvale, ME

04083; PH: (207) 623-7981 or Email resume to karen@salmonfallsnursery**