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RATE OF PAY IS DEPENDENT UPON PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE AND ANY CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES YOU HOLD, STARTING RANGE OF PAY IS $16 - $19 PER HOUR.
Enhancement Hardscape Laborer/DRIVER:
Looking for an opportunity where success comes naturally? Then you may have found your team. We’re looking for an Enhancement Landscape Laborer to join our team.
Here’s what you’d do:
Enhancement Hardscape Crew Member/Truck Driver will be responsible for providing hardscape maintenance support to a variety of industrial, commercial, and/or public properties. This role is responsible for safely operating commercial grade landscaping equipment and ensuring the upkeep of plant material and other landscaping elements.
You’d be responsible for:
- Prepare Trucks for the day including:
- Load gas cans, mowers, and other equipment onto trucks/trailers.
- Secure all equipment onto trucks/trailers.
- Maintain and correctly use issued personal protective equipment.
- Safely operate vehicle in accordance with all traffic laws.
- Perform plant removal, replanting of lawn, converting lawn areas to planters, or planters to lawn, replace broken sidewalk, lay mow strips, mulch, prune and plant trees.
- Serve as backup to interior, landscaping maintenance, gardening, irrigation technology and grounds person job or job function.
- Remove or plant grass, utilize garden tools including rakes, shovels, picks, etc.
- Dig trenches and set up cement forms for sidewalk replacement, mow strips, and planters.
- Utilize pruning and trimming equipment to maintain trees and shrubs.
- Operate lawn maintenance equipment including a 36" mower, blower, gas powered trimmer, and other power equipment.
- Water plants, lawns, and gardens.
- Apply fertilizer in accordance with scheduled use and application standards.
- Perform plant, weed, trim, and blow activities
- Remove materials from overhead racks on truck and transport materials from site to site.
- Handle tools, dig, cement fish, plant, weed, maintain, and mow
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- Perform maintenance on equipment:
- Unload equipment from BrightView trucks/trailers.
- Wash equipment and truck.
- Change equipment blades and oil.
- Clean air filters.
- Grese machines.
- Conduct EDVIR on assigned vehicles.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Safely perform heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of various landscaping equipment and materials, including, but not limited to backpack blowers, large containers of mulch/plant material, assorted sizes of lawnmowers, etc.
- Safely operate hand and power equipment, including but not limited to manual and powered sawing and cutting equipment.
- Leverage 80 lbs. of a walk behind mower over curbs.
- Be able to lift, push, or carry 50 pounds (mulch, fertilizer, etc.).
- Ability to bend, stoop and twist continuously throughout the day. Bending/kneeling up to 9 hours or more per day.
- Lift branches and limbs.
- Push, pull, grip, and squeeze various tools, products and/or items (e.g., pruning).
- Walk up to 10 miles a day, sometimes uphill and on uneven terrain, often while carrying, pushing, or pulling equipment, materials, or debris.
- Spray various pesticides/herbicides.
- Use hand saw.
You might be a good fit if you have:
- Valid Driver’s license.
- Some experience in lawncare helpful.
- Must be able to operate various lawn care machinery including mowers, edgers, backpack blowers.
- Must be able to operate various vehicles, with or without trailers.
- Bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred, but not required.
- Ability to work in extreme conditions – temperatures may exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time.
- Work hours vary and may exceed 12 hours per day.
- Noise level may be loud at times and use of ear plugs may be required (e.g., outdoor conditions, backpack blowers, running mowers, week whackers).
Here’s what to know about working here:
Here at BrightView, we’re as passionate about caring for our clients as we are about caring for each other. Though we’re the nation’s leading landscape company, we maintain a small company feel and supportive environment that makes our team members feel at home.
If you’re looking to join a team of talented go-getters who tackle big vision projects other companies could only dream of, you just might have found your match. With our range of services, including landscape design, development, maintenance and enhancements, there’s no limit to what we can do, and what you can achieve.
Growing Everyday
Like the communities we serve, you are on a constant path of discovery to shape your career and personal development. In addition to best-in-class opportunities and competitive salary, you may be eligible for benefits and perks like:
- Paid time off
- Health and wellness coverage
- 401k savings plan
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