Enhancement Laborer

The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here. Job Summary The Enhancement Laborer executes small scale landscaping operations and maintains grounds and landscape of commercial properties. Duties and Responsibilities Perform plant removal, replanting of lawn, converting lawn areas to planters, or planters to lawn, replace broken sidewalk, lay mow strips, mulch, prune, and plant trees. Serve as backup to interior, landscaping maintenance, gardening, irrigation technology and grounds person job or job function. Remove or plant grass, utilize garden tools including rakes, shovels, picks, etc. Dig trenches and set up cement forms for sidewalk replacement, mow strips, and planters. Utilize pruning and trimming equipment to maintain trees and shrubs. Operate lawn maintenance equipment including a 36” mower, blower, gas powered trimmer, and other power equipment. Water plants, lawns, and gardens. Apply fertilizer in accordance with scheduled use and application standards. Perform plant, weed, trim, and blow activities. Remove materials from overhead racks on truck and transport materials from site to site. Handle tools, dig, cement fish, plant, weed, maintain, and mow. Education and Experience 6 months of commercial landscape experience is highly preferred but not required. Active Driver’s License is highly preferred Knowledge to adjust and regulate sprinkler heads, finish cement surfaces, prepare forms for cement pours, and weeding. Experience with cement in preparing for the pour and following finishing procedures. Ability to operate a truck with trailer/gate and ramp for loading, unloading and transport of equipment. Physical Demands/Requirements Ability to stand for 5 minutes, walk for 2 hours and sit for 30 minutes consecutively. Ability to lift and carry tools, equipment, and materials weighing up to 20 pounds. Distance carried - 50 feet maximum. Ability to handle items such as plants, bushes, hoses, shovels, rakes, and burlap bags - which are handled by two workers. Ability to lift 30-35 lbs. (120 lbs. trees lifted and carried by 4 individuals) a distance of 20 feet for planting. Ability to push or pull grass into rolls requiring force of up to 20 lbs. Ability to push/pull, twist, and turn trees with a force of up to 35 lbs. when planting trees. Must be able to bend at the waist when picking leaves, branches, trimming, mowing, digging trenches, setting forms, and planting. Work Environment Work outdoors in moderate to extreme heat in dry/humid near automotive traffic, natural bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical/electrical hazards, and direct sunlight. Requires protective clothing and personal devices: Eye protection, safety vest, gloves, hard hat, ear plugs, long sleeved shirts, and work boots. BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer This job description is subject to change at any time Compensation Pay Range $19-$25/hour depending on experience BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process . It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView. #J-18808-Ljbffr