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JOB TITLE: Brush Clearer  MULTIPLE WORKSITES: AR, AZ, CA, CO, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY. 

NUMBER OF OPENINGS: 38

JOB DESCRIPTION: Progressive Solutions LLC, has 38 full time temporary job openings for Brush Clearers starting 10/1/2024 and ending approximately 12/15/2024.  Work consists of using backpacks to apply herbicides and using other tools to control vegetation in rights of way, rangeland, wildlife areas, industrial sites, and other areas. After 3 wks of training, trainee must be able to identify plants, follow established procedures, & properly apply herbicide mixtures at a minimum of 20 gal. per day.   

REQUIREMENTS: No experience necessary, applicant must be 18 yrs of age and complete company application. Progressive Solutions maintains a drug free workplace & workers may be subject to post-employment drug testing as required by government contracts.  Job requires physical stamina to walk 10 miles/day over rough terrain, carrying 35lbs of equipment, in adverse conditions (hot weather, poisonous plants, insects, and snakes). Work will be done on tracts of land varying in size from less than an acre to 1,000s of acres.   

WORK HOURS: Monday - Saturday  

ON THE JOB TRAINING PROVIDED: Yes

WAGE OFFER: $12.39 per hour up to Maximum Pay $24.14

OVERTIME INFORMATION: None

All deductions from the worker's paycheck required by law will be made.

EMPLOYER ASSURANCES

BOARD, LODGING, OR FRINGE BENEFITS No board, lodging, or fringe benefits apply.  

DAILY TRANSPORTATION (OPTIONAL) Workers are responsible for daily transportation to and from the designated pick-up location. Employer will then provide each work crew with daily transportation among the worksite locations.

FIRST WORKWEEK GUARANTEE Workers will be reimbursed in the first workweek for all visas, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government (except passport fees).

Inbound / Outbound Transportation and Subsistence If the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation 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, the employer will provide or pay for the 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 or where the employer has appropriately reported a worker's 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 meals will be provided at a rate of at least $15.88 per day during travel to a maximum of $59.00 per day with receipts.

Provision of Tools, Supplies, and Equipment The employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the job.

Single Workweek for Pay The employer will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due.

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