LABORER

Melwood; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 1,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in individual and family services is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Laborer in Laurel, MD. This full-time role includes maintaining various public properties and performing general labor tasks. Applicants should have a high school diploma and prior landscape maintenance experience. The position is reserved for those with disabilities, requiring documented proof.

Qualifications

• Must have one year of experience in landscape maintenance.
• Ability to operate push mower and perform weeding.
• Transportation to work site is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain grounds, ensuring attractive landscapes.
• Perform general grounds labor and emergency situations.
• Maintain tools and equipment to ensure safety.

Skills

Landscape maintenance

Mowing

General labor

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

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THIS POSITION IS SET ASIDE FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY. DOCUMENTED PROOF OF DISABILITY IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO INTERVIEW. PROOF OF DISABILITY IS A WRITTEN REPORT SIGNED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, PSYCHIATRIST, OR QUALIFIED PSYCHOLOGIST, REFLECTING THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE DISABILITY OR DISABILITIES THAT CAUSE SUCH A PERSON TO QUALIFY AS A PERSON WITH A SEVERE DISABILITY.

This position is located in Laurel, Maryland

Hours: 7am-3:30pm, M-F

Hourly Salary: $20.86

INTRODUCTION

• The Grounds Maintenance Laborer maintains grounds of industrial, commercial or public property such as buildings, camp and picnic grounds, parks, playgrounds, greenhouses, and athletic fields, and repairs structures and equipment.
• The Grounds Laborer is responsible for maintaining attractive grounds area/s; protecting against erosion; maintaining grounds for assemblies and/or recreational, and ensuring assignments are completed in a safe, proper, and timely manner.
• KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Performs general grounds labor using walking-type or riding mowers (less than 2000 lbs.), trim hedges and edges around walks, flowerbeds, and wells, using hedge trimmers, clippers and edging tools, prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth, using shears and other hand tools, sprays lawn, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer or insecticide.
• Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs, watering lawn and shrubs during dry periods, using a hose or activating sprinkler system, picks up and/or carts away leaves, paper, or other litter; removing snow from walks, driveways, roads, or parking lots, using shovel and snow blower, spreads salt on walkways and other areas, repairing and painting fences, gates, benches, tables, guardrails, and outbuildings.
• Assists in the repair of road walk, buildings, and mechanical equipment, and may clean comfort stations, offices workshop areas, and parking lots by sweeping, washing, mopping, and polishing.
• Cleans landscaped areas and related items (e.g., storm drains, litter, etc.) for the purpose of preventing flooding and removing hazards.
• Performs work at heights of up to 12 feet using an extension ladder, hydraulic lift, or scaffolding for the purpose of completing projects at heights not able to be reached when standing on the ground.
• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns (e.g., downed trees, limbs, fences, etc.).
• Maintains tools and equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of equipment in safe, operating condition. Transports various items (e.g., tools, equipment, supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of materials required at job site.
  
  

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

None.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

The incumbent is supervised by the Grounds Maintenance Manager.

Physical Qualifications

The incumbent must be able to stand 33%, walk 33% and sit 33% of the work time. These requirements are necessary to operate riding mowers to cut and trim grass, plant vegetation, rake, shovel, etc. He/she must be able to lift/carry 60 pounds and push/pull 100 pounds, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and handle, in order to load and unload materials and equipment; must be able to alert oneself to safety hazards and have a method of communication so those around can understand and respond; must be able to see and tell colors, as driving and operating power equipment is required.

Mainly work outside. Working conditions are subject to extreme temperature and weather conditions. Work conditions may be inconvenienced by dust, dirt, fumes, or flying objects (grass).

Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent and one (1) year experience in Landscape maintenance work including experience in mowing with push mower and weeding required. Should be able to provide own transportation to work site. Must be able to work independently.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Individual and Family Services

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