General Landscaper I

General Landscaper I

Under the supervision of the landscape supervisor, the general landscaper will be responsible for mowing, mulching, edging, fertilizing, raking, pruning, and other lawn care and other landscape maintenance duties.

• General lawn care duties like grounds keeping, and lawn maintenance including mowing, raking, mulching, weeding, fertilizing, edging, and pruning
• Assist your team with park landscape design, landscape construction, landscape installation, and landscape maintenance
• Tend to landscape beds using a sprinkler or irrigation system
• Apply pesticide as needed for weed control
• Complete detailed daily reports of work

Educational requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent. At least 2 years of experience as a crew member landscaping for residential or commercial properties. Driver's license with a good driving record, to be approved by our insurance company. Experience with a variety of hand tools and maintenance equipment including clippers, chain saws, lawnmowers, blowers, edgers, rakes, and hedge trimmers. Excellent stamina and physical health with the ability to work outside in adverse weather conditions. Must be a hard-worker with high attention to detail and have a strong work ethic.

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed in an outdoor field environment and all types of weather and temperature conditions; work in or around water; work and/or walk on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces and rough terrain.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a field environment; to walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods of time; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull moderate amounts of weight; to operate assigned equipment and vehicles; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. The jobholder will be required to follow other instructions and to perform other duties upon request of supervisor. EOE