Job Duties:
Landscape or maintain grounds of commercial or residential property using hand or power tools or equipment. Perform a variety of duties, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, pruning, fertilizing, digging, raking, mulching, and installation of sprinklers, retaining walls, walkways, patios, or water features using mortarless interlocking concrete masonry blocks. Duties Include: Gather and remove litter, debris, and other refuse from work sites; Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, hedge or brush trimmers, axes, or shears; Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, chainsaws, sod cutters, electric clippers, rototillers, or pruning saws; Water lawns, trees, and plants using portable sprinklers, hoses, or watering cans; Prune, trim, or shape ground-level trees, shrubs, and hedges using shears, pruners, or chain saws; Spray or spread commercial fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders; Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, dethatching, edging, or trimming around flower beds, walks, and walls; Follow landscaping plans to determine locations for sod, grass seed, flowers, or plantings; Plant seeds, bulbs, shrubs, trees, flowers, ground covers, and apply mulch for protection; Edge and mow lawns using power mowers or edgers; rake, compost, and dispose of leaves; Decorate gardens and landscaped areas with stones, mulch, and ornamental plants; Provide upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, and other grounds features; Maintain and repair irrigation systems, including start-up in spring and winterization in fall; Haul, spread, and level topsoil, mulch, or straw to stabilize seeded soil and prevent erosion; Install or repair rock gardens, drainage systems, retaining walls, planters; Inspect and maintain all tools, vehicles, and equipment to ensure safe and proper operation; Clean and organize work sites, ensuring tools and materials are properly stored at the end of each workday. Worker will be exposed to weather, outdoors, noise, hot/cold temperatures and will need to wear common protective/safety equipment. The job will require the worker to have attention to detail, thorough in completing work tasks, integrity, and be cooperative, and responsible.
Special Requirements:
The worker will need to perform physical activities such as lifting, balancing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift 50 pounds and have a driver's license.