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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Waukesha, WI
Waukesha, Wisconsin

About this job

TruGreen is committed to providing personalized attention for our associates. We focus on developing our people by building proud, dynamic teams while helping associates reach their personal and professional goals. We continuously strive to make TruGreen an employer of choice and "a great place to work!"

Position Overview
Under close supervision, responsible for performing a range of common manual labor duties including, but not limited to, lifting and moving materials, loading and unloading lawn care products from vehicles, digging and refilling holes and routine grounds maintenance tasks. Provides assistance to others in an overall team effort.

Responsibilities
1. Reads production schedule, customer order or work order to determine items to be moved, gathered, distributed or serviced.
2. Conveys materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas. Records amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
3. Operates and/or maintains equipment such as a lawn tractors, spreaders, aerators and seeders.
4. Performs routine grounds maintenance or grounds equipment maintenance in accordance with established safety procedures.
5. Interacts with the customer onsite as needed to receive further direction regarding area to be serviced.
6. May engage in snow or ice removal ice from walks, driveways or parking lots. May rake and mulch leaves, aerate, seed, fertilize, mow and/or repair damaged lawns.
7. May install insulation by lining and covering structures with insulating materials. May gather and transport supplies, prepare area, and work with insulation.
8. May assist in the pruning of trees and shrubs.

Education and Experience Requirements
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or 0 months to 1 year related experience and/or training in horticulture and/or customer service or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• License and/or certification as required by federal, state or local government.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to effectively communicate in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to travel locally as needed.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. An associate that is physically active, works indoors/outdoors, interacts with customers, and may be exposed to foreign substances (e.g., chemicals).

Physical Demands
Regularly required to:

• Sit or stand
• Walk on uneven surfaces or climb stairs for an extended period of time
• Use hands and arms to handle, feel or reach
• Speak and hear
• Use vision abilities for close, distance, color, peripheral, depth and focus
• Lift up to 50 lbs independently
• Push and pull equipment

Occasionally required to:
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

Working Conditions
Noise level

• Moderate to loud

Adverse Conditions
• Subject to outdoor weather conditions which may include extreme cold, extreme heat or wet conditions
• Subject to exposure to animals and insects
• Regularly exposed to chemicals using appropriate safety equipment

Occasionally work near mechanical or moving parts

TruGreen is committed to Diversity and Inclusion.  We encourage diverse candidates to apply to this position.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

TruGreen performs pre-employment testing.

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.