Groundsperson

BrightView; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health and wellness coverage

401k savings plan

Job summary

A leading landscaping company in Memphis is seeking a Groundsperson to care for landscapes and maintain greenery. The role involves using various equipment and ensuring the safety of job sites. Ideal candidates should be dependable, enthusiastic, and capable of outdoor physical labor, with some experience preferred. Join a tight-knit crew that values its team members and offers competitive salary along with benefits including paid time off and health coverage.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old and able to work safely with equipment.
• Must handle heavy lifting of 35-80 pounds often.
• CDL Driver’s License is a plus.
• Previous landscaping or related experience is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and care for grass, flowers, and plants.
• Use equipment like mowers and blowers for landscape maintenance.
• Set up safety items to ensure a safe work environment.
• Communicate effectively with crew members and the public.
• Gather branches, operate a chipper, and clean work areas.
• Move branches and debris to disposal facilities; feed chips into chippers.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Dependable

Ability to work outdoors

Good communication skills

Bilingual (Spanish)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Power saws

Cutters

Clippers

Edgers

Power saws

Cutters

Job description

Description

Looking for an opportunity where success comes naturally? Then you may have found your crew. We’re looking for a Groundsperson to join our team.

Here’s what you’d do:

You love to spend your day outdoors cultivating amazing landscapes. You treat grass, trees and plots with great care and attention, doing whatever it takes to help them thrive. Here at BrightView, we appreciate people with such love for landscaping and greenery.

You’d be responsible for:

• The many activities that make grass, flowers and client relationships bloom. Using a variety of equipment such as mowers, blowers, clippers, and edgers to create and prep soil for plant placement.
• Set up and clean up, and taking good care of our trucks and machinery.
• Working as part of a team.
• Setting up safety items including positioning cones and signs and roping or taping off crew work areas
• Handing tools to the climber and receiving tools from the climber using a rope to hoist them up into the tree
• Gathering branches into piles, transporting to the chipper, feeding them into the chipper and unloading tree trunks and chips at the appropriate facility
• Ensuring that all operations, job sites and employees are safe and that the general public which might come into contact with the area will be safe
• Communicating effectively with other crew members and the public

You might be a good fit if you have:

• You must be at least 18 years old, enthusiastic and dependable, and able to safely work with equipment like power saws and cutters.

And while not mandatory, it would be great if you also have:

• Applicants must be able to work outdoors, in all weather conditions, doing very physical work, able to lift/carry 35-80 pounds often
• Previous experience is helpful, but you must have an understanding of landscape basics.
• CDL Driver’s License would be a plus
• Bilingual (Spanish) a plus

Here’s what to know about working here:

At BrightView, we’re a tight-knit crew who are as passionate about caring for our clients as we are about each other. Though we’re the nation’s leading landscape company, we maintain a small company feel and supportive environment that makes our team members feel at home.

If you’re looking to join a crew of talented go-getters who tackle big vision projects other companies could only dream of, you might just have found your match. With our range of services, including landscape design, development, maintenance and enhancements, there’s no limit to what we can do, and what you can achieve.

In addition to industry-leading development opportunities and competitive salary, employees may be eligible for benefits and perks like:

• Paid time off
• Health and wellness coverage
• 401k savings plan

Think you’ve found your crew?

BrightView is an Equal Employment Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.

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.