Landscape Maintenance Technician

Position: Landscape Maintenance Technician

Location: Woodbury, MN / St. Paul, MN

Job Summary: The primary responsibility is to maintain the grounds at all properties to ensure a clean, safe, environment.

Essential Functions

Lawn Maintenance
• Operates riding and walk-behind lawn mowers to maintain the grounds of properties.
• Cleans up the property by trimming, raking, edging, blowing leaves and grass and fertilizing.
• Performs spring and fall clean-ups of the properties in preparation for the next season.
• Maintains plants and shrubs by planting, seeding and weeding.
• Loads equipment on trailers as needed.

Snow Removal
• Removes snow and ice at properties by shoveling and plowing.
• Applies ice melt to sidewalks and other traffic areas.

Equipment Maintenance
• Cleans and performs preventative maintenance on all equipment and vehicles.
• Demonstrates regular and consistent attendance as outlined by company policies and procedures.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Requirements
• Must be reliable and able to handle a physically demanding position.
• Must be able to work independently with little or no supervision.
• Ability and willingness to travel to multiple locations as necessary with your own transportation.

Education and Experience
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two years prior experience with a professional lawn service/landscaping company, including operating a riding zero-turn mower, trimming, blowing, edging, and fertilizing.

Physical Requirements
• Ability to push, pull, lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to kneel, crouch, and stoop
• Ability to work in a variety of outdoor weather conditions
• Ability to reach above and below shoulders
• Ability to carry up to 50 pounds
• Ability to use hands and fingers to grasp, twist, pull, manipulate tools, machinery, objects
• Ability to climb a ladder and work above ground