Gardener & Groundskeeper - Outdoor Landscaping (Full-Time)

Aptive; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

11 paid federal holidays

2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Aptive Resources is hiring four gardeners to keep the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System grounds clean, safe and well kept. You will work outdoors on a VA medical center campus, reporting to the campus shop supervisor, maintaining lawns, beds, walkways, entrances and parking areas used by Veterans and staff.

This is a full-time, hourly W2 position at 40 hours per week with occasional overtime. Pay rate is $17.14 per hour plus a fringe benefit of $5.42 per hour, up to 40 hours/week, plus

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of documented grounds maintenance, landscaping or gardening experience.
• OSHA 10-hour or OSHA 30-hour Construction card, or ability to complete OSHA 10 training before start.
• Ability to pass a federal background investigation and obtain VA badge before first day.
• Ability to provide your own basic hand tools and PPE: gloves and safety glasses at minimum.
• Reliable personal transportation; occasional travel between Montgomery and Tuskegee campuses at your own expense.

Responsibilities

• Use blowers to clean parking lots, sidewalks and building entrances.
• Empty and dispose of trash from outdoor trash cans.
• Weed-eat and trim along edges, fences and beds as needed.
• Install pine straw and mulch and prepare flower beds.
• Pick up leaves from all exterior surfaces.
• Cut grass using push lawn mowers.
• Trim hedges and shrubbery.
• Plant flowers and seasonal color as needed.
• Use hand and power tools common to the grounds trade.
• Complete a written daily log of hours and materials used for each work order, submitted every Friday.
• Coordinate with VA staff and supervisors during emergencies.

Skills

Grounds maintenance experience

OSHA training

Tools

Blowers

String trimmers

Push mowers

Hedge trimmers

Lawn care tools

Job description

Aptive Resources is hiring four gardeners to keep the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System grounds clean, safe and well kept. You will work outdoors on a VA medical center campus, reporting to the campus shop supervisor, maintaining lawns, beds, walkways, entrances and parking areas used by Veterans and staff.

This is a full-time, hourly W2 position at 40 hours per week with occasional overtime. Pay rate is $17.14 per hour plus a fringe benefit of $5.42 per hour, up to 40 hours/week, plus