Gardener

Thelacc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a vital member of the Grounds Maintenance Team. This role involves maintaining beautiful landscapes and ensuring the health of the golf courses. You'll perform a variety of tasks, from operating equipment to propagating plants, all while working in a dynamic outdoor environment. If you are hardworking, reliable, and eager to learn, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to grow and contribute to an essential team dedicated to excellence in grounds maintenance.

Qualifications

• Reliable transportation to get to and from work is necessary.
• Physical demands include lifting and manual labor.

Responsibilities

• Maintain golf courses and grounds, including loading/unloading materials.
• Operate equipment and perform tasks related to plant propagation.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Hardworking

Reliable

Self-motivating

Education

High school graduate

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: The Los Angeles Country Club - Los Angeles, CA

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: None

Salary Range: $18.50 - $21.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: None

Job Category: General Labor

Description

Position Summary

As a vital role in the Grounds Maintenance Team, a Gardner performs routine tasks of garden, nursery, greenhouse, naturalized areas and grounds maintenance using hand and small power tools. Also, carries out assigned projects and development of new areas throughout the property.

Position Responsibilities
Working with the team performing all aspects with the maintenance of the golf courses and grounds at The Los Angeles Country Club to include, but not limited to the following:

• Works on a truck; loads and unloads materials
• Excavates and backfills ditches and trenches with hand tools
• Cuts weeds and brush, operates portable equipment, acts as a grounds man for tree-trimmers, removing, cutting up and loading limbs
• Collects and empties litter cans, cleans gutters, drains and culverts, installs barricades; does janitorial work in cleaning and maintaining a building
• May drive a light truck or operate moving equipment occasionally
• Propagates plant material for the golf course and grounds from seeds or existing plants in the nursery on the golf course
• Performs cultural practices in the greenhouse and lath house in relation to insect identification and control, spacing of plant material, adjusting light requirements, weeding, watering and fertilizing
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Specific Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Willingness to learn
• Hardworking, reliable, and self-motivating
• Have a reliable source of transportation to get to and from work

Education

• High school graduate

Physical Demands

• Physical demands are required for this position including lifting and manual labor
• Ability to lift 50 pounds regularly and perform strenuous physical tasks under a variety of conditions
• From time to time, employee will be required to work in inclement weather, including but not limited to sun exposure, summer heat, and cold rainy conditions
• Standing, walking, twisting, turning, bending, squatting, stooping and talking, sitting, repetitive movement, writing, typing, telephone and filing