Driver - Landscaper

BrightView; Lutz (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is seeking a Landscape Truck Driver to provide landscape maintenance support for commercial properties, safely operating equipment and preserving plant material. Responsibilities include loading gear, mowing, edging, pruning, planting, and maintaining equipment, with a valid driver's license and some lawn care experience required.

Bilingual English/Spanish is highly preferred. BrightView offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time team members, including

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license required and able to operate lawn care machinery.
• Some experience in lawncare and ability to operate mowers, edgers, and backpack blowers.
• Able to operate vehicles with or without trailers and maintain safety standards.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is highly preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Load gas cans, mowers, and equipment onto trucks/trailers and secure them safely.
• Mow turf, edge beds, blow leaves, prune shrubs, and manage debris.
• Plant materials, mulch, and water landscape beds as instructed.
• Perform routine equipment maintenance and EDVIR checks on vehicles.
• Safely operate landscaping equipment and drive BrightView fleet vehicles.
• Work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays as needed.

Skills

Valid Driver’s license

Lawncare experience

Operate lawn care machinery

Operate vehicles with/without trailers

Bilingual English/Spanish (preferred)

Job description

Description

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Job Summary

• Landscape Truck Driver will be responsible for providing landscape 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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare Landscape 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 the vehicle in accordance with all traffic laws.
• Perform maintenance on industrial, commercial, or public properties including:
• Safely operate equipment with all necessary personal protective equipment
• Mow turf using various mowers.
• Edge grass at curbs and walkways.
• Blow leaves and clippings.
• Prune shrubs and trees as needed and clear debris.
• Pull weeds as needed.
• Clean site and watch for trash, limbs, and rocks.
• Plantings and Flower Installation:
• Prep soil uniformly for flower or groundcover installation.
• Plant material properly considering depth, size, placement, and spacing.
• Apply mulch appropriately for type of material.
• Water material correctly.
• Edge beds or establish new bed edges.
• Perform maintenance on equipment:
• Unload equipment from BrightView trucks/trailers.
• Wash equipment and truck.
• Change equipment blades and oil.
• Clean air filters.
• Grease machines.
• Conduct EDVIR on assigned vehicles.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Valid Driver’s license.
• Some experience in lawncare
• Ability to operate various lawn care machinery, including mowers, edgers, and backpack blowers.
• Ability to operate various vehicles, with or without trailers.
• Bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred, but not required.

Physical Demands/Requirements:

• Leverage 80 lbs. of a walk-behind mower over curbs.
• Be able to lift, push, or carry 50 pounds (mulch, fertilizer, etc.).
• Walk up to 10 miles a day, sometimes uphill and on uneven terrain, often while carrying, pushing, or pulling equipment, materials, or debris.
• 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, stop and twist continuously throughout the day and 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.

BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process.

It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.