Landscape Laborer

Job description

Duties may include: Gather and remove litter, operate vehicles or powered equipment: mowers, blowers, tractors, pruning saws. Prune or trim trees, shrubs, hedges: using shears, pruners, and chain saws. Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming/edging around flower beds. Trim/pick flowers and clean flower beds. Spray/spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass/shrubs/trees using hand/automatic sprayers and spreaders & other related Landscape Laborer activities as per SOC/OES 37-3011 (onetonline.org).

Possible weekend/holiday work.

Overtime possible, but not required or guaranteed. At Employer’s sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed).

Special Requirements

Must be 18 due to equipment use. Must show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Perform physical activities such as: lift, balance, walk, stoop, handle, position, move, manipulate materials use static strength to exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, carry objects up to 60lbs (possible 2-person). All applicants must be able, willing, qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment. Outdoors, exposed to weather; must be capable of doing physically strenuous labor for long hours, occasionally in extreme heat or cold. Variable weather conditions apply; hours may fluctuate (+/-), possible downtime and/or OT.