Landscape Laborer

at Altra, Inc in Elkton, Maryland, United States

Job Description

 Altra, Inc. is looking to fill 15 Landscape Laborer positions. This is a
temporary, full-time seasonal position from 2/23/2026 to 11/30/2026.
Begin/report to work: 1591 E Old Philadelphia Road, Suite A, Elkton, Cecil
County, MD 21921 @ $19.86/hr. Employer will transport workers daily between
report to work address and additional worksites.

Additional worksites: (work throughout the following counties/areas): MD: Cecil,
Kent, DE: Kent, New Castle, and areas of Dover, DE, Maryland nonmetropolitan
area, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Duties: Landscape or maintain properties using tools or equipment. Tasks may
include planting, watering, fertilizing, seeding, mulching, sod laying, edge lawns
& rake & blow leaves; pull, chop weeds, prune, sprinkler installation, haul topsoil
& mulch; installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units &
other related Landscape Laborer activities as per SOC/OES 37-3011
(onetonline.org).

Standard/Expected Schedule: Monday-Friday 6:00AM-3:00PM. Offering 40+ (plus)
hours per week; not including applicable lunch and/or breaks. Possible
weekend/holiday work. Start/end times, offered hours and/or overtime could vary
as they may be dependent upon other factors such as project/schedule/service
needs, weather, and commute time between worksites (if applicable). Work is
performed outdoors, exposed to weather; must be capable of doing physically
strenuous labor for long hours, occasionally in extreme heat or cold. Variable
weather conditions apply; hours may fluctuate (+/-), possible downtime and/or
overtime.

Terms: Employer will comply with all applicable Federal, State and local
employment-related laws and regulations such as wages, breaks, hours worked,
and overtime hours (overtime possible, but not required or guaranteed. If
overtime is worked, wage is paid at 1.5x regular rate of pay per hour worked
beyond 40 hours each week).

Requirements: Must show proof of legal authority to work in the U.S.
Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco free work zone. Perform physical activities: such as lift,
balance, walk, stoop, handle, position, move, manipulate materials use static
strength to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, carry objects up to
50lbs. No minimum education requirement. On-the-job training available. All
applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform work described and
must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of
intended employment. Based on Employer's discretion/cost: Worker may have
random drug/alcohol testing during employment: positive test/refusal to abide =
dismissal.Possible background check post hire at employer's expense.
Wages and Conditions of Employment: $19.86/Hour OT $29.79/Hour. Will use a
single workweek as its standard for computing wages due. Wage paid every
week. All deductions required by law will be made by the employer as well as any
further tax withholding or other reasonable deduction(s) authorized by the
worker. At Employer’s sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on
individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed); possible
cash advances (if applicable/requested by worker, potential deduction from
worker’s paycheck).

Inbound and Outbound Transportation (Initial Arrival & Contract
Completion/Subsequent Departure): 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 the rate
required at the time of travel (currently $16.28 per day during travel to a
maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts).

Transportation and subsistence will be reimbursed (by check in 1st work week)
for cost from the place from which the worker has come to work for the
employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad, to the place of employment. 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 (not including passport).
Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier,
employer will provide or pay for worker’s 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.

3/4s Guarantee: The worker will be offered a total number of work hours equal to
at least three-fourths of the workdays of each 12-week period.
Tools, Equipment and Supplies: All work will be done with employer provided
tools, supplies and equipment without charge or deposit.
Miscellaneous: Any worker who voluntarily abandons employment is not
entitled to payment for outbound transportation or the full 3/4s Guarantee
described.