Landscape Laborer - Maintenance Division

Job Summary

As a Laborer, you will provide landscape maintenance, landscape irrigation, or landscape construction support to a variety of industrial, commercial, and/or public properties. Landscape maintenance, landscape irrigation, or landscape construction support includes the safe operation of commercial-grade landscaping equipment and upkeep of plant material and other landscaping elements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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* Performs a variety of tasks involving manual labor in landscape, irrigation, or construction projects.

* Performs manual and machinery work in preparing surfaces for paving (Landscape Construction).

* Maintains a clean job site, picks up all tools and equipment, and secures job site each day to eliminate potential hazards.

* Performs materials handling and storage.

* Loads and unloads trucks and hauls and hoists materials.

* Ensures that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed.

* Cut turf using various-sized power mowers, trimming, and edging using a gas-powered edger/trimmer, and operating a gas-powered blower.

* Properly and safely prune shrubs and low trees as needed to improve the shape or growth habit or to remove damaged branches.

* Lay sod, plant, mow, trim, dig, rake, prune, mulch, sprinkler installation, and load and unload materials.

* Plant and maintain flower beds.

* Operate the edger and line trimmer along sidewalks, flower beds, trees, buildings, fences, and other objects.

* Pick up trash and blow leaves and other organic debris onto the turf before mowing. Mulch the leaves and organic matter when mowing.

* Perform weeding by hand or using a garden hoe or hula hoe.

* Maintain a polite, friendly, responsive demeanor with customers.

* Bring problems to the attention of the foreman, safety manager or HR manager.

* Must uphold company policies, procedures, and company core values at all times.

Required Skills/Abilities

* Communication Proficie...