Landscaper

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Job Summary

• The Landscaper III provides skilled landscape maintenance for industrial, commercial, and public properties. Working independently, this role performs complex landscaping tasks, operates commercial-grade equipment safely, and ensures the proper care of plant materials and other landscape elements.

STARTING PAY RANGE for this role IS $15 - $17 PER HOUR AND COULD INCREASE FROM THERE DEPENDENT UPON PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE AND ANY CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES YOU HOLD.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proactively maintain site detail
• Lead and perform job duties when the Crew Leader is not on site
• Work with the Crew Leader to solve problems and overcome job and schedule challenges
• Complete punch list items without supervision
• Offer solutions to deliver quality results
• Cut turf using various-sized power mowers, trimming, and edging using a gas-powered edger/trimmer, and operating a gas-powered blower
• Prune shrubs and low trees as needed to improve the shape or growth habit or to remove damaged branches
• Identify irrigation system problems and work with the Crew Leader to correct
• Properly repair broken sprinkler heads
• 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
• Train team members on preventative maintenance on trucks and trailers; connect trucks and trailers safely and correctly
• Identify common weeds and recommend methods for control
• Coach and remind the team of the “Safety Topic” tailgate talk throughout the week/month
• Assist the Crew Leader/Production Manager in coaching team members
• Maintain a polite, friendly, responsive demeanor with guests and customers

Education and Experience:

• At least 18 years old
• Enthusiastic and dependable
• Ability to safely work with equipment like power saws and cutters
• Certified on level 3 equipment (bed edger, chainsaw, power pole, pruner, leaf vacuum, skid steer)
• Certified to apply pesticides
• Has demonstrated 6 months of accident-free performance

Physical Demands/Requirements:

• Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs. (mulch, fertilizer, etc.)
• Ability to load/unload burlaps with plant cuttings onto trailer (up to 50 lbs.)
• Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company provided vehicles)
• Possess strong stamina and have the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold.
• Able to safely operate landscaping equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers).
• Able to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously throughout the day and perform repetitive motions for extended periods.
• Able to perform manual labor using a variety of hand tools (e.g. shovels, rakes)
• You are able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, high-visibility clothing, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, head protection)
• Landscapers who will be operating a BrightView fleet vehicle are required to have a valid driver’s license and meet company standards as it relates motor vehicle performance identified on a state issued motor vehicle record check.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays if needed.
• Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur.

Work Environment:

• Ability to work outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather conditions (e.g., temperatures more than 100°F, temperatures below 32°F, various levels of humidity)
• Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time.
• Work outdoors near automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and/or electrical hazards.
• Ability to work in environments where extended periods of loud noise are present.
• Ability to work in environments where exposure to allergens such as pollen and rag weed, insects such as bees and spiders and reptiles such as lizards and snakes. 

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.

This job description is subject to change at any time.