Groundskeeper

Position Overview

As a Gardener, you will be responsible for the design, planting, care, and maintenance of gardens and green spaces to ensure optimal health, beauty, and safety for staff, residents, visitors, and property.

Essential Job Functions

• Clean-ups (raking lawns, cleaning walkways, etc.)
• Remove weeds and dead plants to encourage healthy plant growth
• Trim/prune tree and hedge overgrowth
• Trim/edge paths, walls, and flower beds
• Apply fertilizer and pesticides
• Install pavers, patios, walkways, and other hardscaping
• Install decks, pergolas, gazebos, raised flower beds, and other structures
• Plant sod, trees, hedges, flowers, shrubs, and other plants
• Assess, install, activate, and repair outdoor lighting and sprinkler systems
• Maintain established lawns using a hand, power, push, and/or riding lawn mower
• Drive work trucks to/from job sites and supplier locations
• Load and unload landscaping tools into/from work trucks

Qulifications and Skills Required

• 18 years or older
• 2-3 years of experience as a landscaping, hardscaping, or groundskeeping worker
• Can operate commercial equipment (lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, pruning saws)
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Able to repeatedly lift and move 50+ pounds
• Able to sit, stand, kneel, climb, lift, and climb stairs and ladders
• Top-notch organizational and problem-solving skills
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude

Our Client is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

* Note: *This job description is a general overview and may be subject to change or modification based on company needs and priorities.*

Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Experience

* Groundskeeping: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person