Groundskeeping Laborer Laborer

Rotolo Consultants Inc.; Biloxi (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401K plan with partial match

Paid Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holidays

Job summary

A landscape maintenance company in Biloxi is seeking a Groundskeeping Laborer to maintain beautiful environments by providing support for industrial, commercial, and public properties. The role involves operating various landscaping equipment, caring for lawns, and performing planting and trimming duties. Previous experience in the landscape industry, along with a passion for horticulture, will be beneficial. This position offers competitive hourly pay and various benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in landscape or a similar industry.
• A valid driver's license and a clean driving record are a plus.
• Horticulture knowledge and pruning, planting, and mulching.

Responsibilities

• Operate vehicles and powered equipment for landscaping tasks.
• Care for lawns including mulching and weeding.
• Use hand tools for various landscaping activities.
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges.
• Plant seeds and apply mulch for protection.
• Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
• Follow landscape designs to lay sod or plant flowers.
• Plant seeds, bulbs, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection.

Skills

Knowledge of landscape-related tools

Horticulture knowledge

Ability to operate commercial-grade landscaping equipment

Driver's license (bonus)

Education

High School or equivalent

Tools

Mowers

Trimmers

Blowers

Job description

AS A GROUNDSKEEPING LABORER

You will create beautiful environments by providing landscape maintenance support to a variety of industrial, commercial, and/or public properties. You will safely operate commercial-grade landscaping equipment and ensure the upkeep of plant material and other landscaping elements.

GROUNDSKEEPING LABORER DUTIES INCLUDE

• Operating vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snowblowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
• Caring for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
• Using hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
• Pruning or trimming trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Gathering and removing litter.
• Raking, mulching, and composting leaves.
• Following planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
• Planting seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.

QUALIFICATIONS WE LOOK FOR

• Previous experience in landscape or similar industry.
• Knowledge and ability to use landscape-related tools (i.e. mowers, trimmers, blowers. etc.)
• Horticulture knowledge and standards of pruning, planting, digging, and mulching.
• A valid driver’s license and a clean driving record are a plus.

COMPENSATION / BENEFITS

• Hourly payrates start at the prevailing wage set by the Dept of Labor (DOL) for the location assigned
  • To learn more about your area's prevailing wage, visit the DOL website athttps://flag.dol.gov/wage-data/wage-search
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Liability, and several more supplemental insurance options
• 401K plan with partial match*
• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holidays*

EXPERIENCE

Landscape: 6 months

EDUCATION

High School or equivalent

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