General Purpose:

Provides for the care and maintenance of the turf area, ornamental trees, shrubs, bedding plants, and flowers.

Essential Duties:

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Prepares soil for planting beds and lawn areas.

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Operates mechanical equipment such as mowers, weed trimmers and utility vehicles.

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Plants trees, shrubs, turf grass and flowers.

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Prunes and trims trees and shrubs.

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Maintains a clean landscape environment through trash removal and debris cleanup.

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Incorporate safe work practices in job performance.

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Maintains landscape through application of mulch, water, fertilizer and grooming.

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Incorporates safe work practices in job performance.

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Regular and reliable attendance. 

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Performs other duties as required.

 

Education/Experience:

Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands:

Frequently stands and walks; uses hands to finger, feel or handle; reaches with hands and arms; stoops, kneels, crouches or crawls; talks or hears. Occasionally sits, climbs and balances, tastes or smells.  Frequently lifts up to 50 pounds.

Environment/Noise:

Occasionally works in wet or humid conditions (non-weather); near moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles, with toxic or caustic chemicals.  Frequently works in outdoor weather conditions.  Occasionally experiences vibration.

Certificates/Licenses: Valid Driver’s License

Job Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Preferences:                             

♦ Ability to read and speak English may be required in order to perform the duties of the job (e.g. the associates may be required to communicate with English speaking customers or co-workers, the manuals for the equipment the associates may use are in English).

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an associate in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.