General Laborer

Job description

• Gather and remove litter.
• Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
• Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
• Remove weeds from container plants and trees using handheld tools.
• Water trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto shrubs or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers and spreaders.
• Plant seeds, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
• Mow field areas around trees using trimmers, lawn mowers and riding lawn mowers.
• Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
• Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
• Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring.
• Must be motivated to work, be flexible, good communication skills, follow tasks for the day, work well with others, and work well in outdoor setting.