Landscape Laborer

Thompson Hanson, Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Thompson + Hanson in Texas is seeking landscape team members to care for lawns and beds and help maintain outdoor spaces across Austin and Houston. This entry-level role offers hands-on training and exposure to mowing, pruning, and irrigation tasks.

You will operate mowers and hand tools, follow safety policies, and contribute to keeping grounds neat, safe, and cared for in all seasons.

Qualifications

• Little experience needed; training provided.
• Active listening.
• Interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Care for established lawns and flower beds by mulching, aerating, weeding, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
• Operate powered equipment, such as mowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
• Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
• Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Gather and remove litter.
• Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, planters, or other grounds features.
• Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
• Adhere to safety policies.
• Maintain high quality workmanship.

Job description

Thompson + Hanson is home to designers and architects, curators, and gardeners-creatives at heart grateful for the privilege of shaping and inspiring beautiful spaces across Houston and Austin since 1981. Our landscape design & maintenance teams specialize in the conception, construction, and continuous care for each project we undertake. Our clients trust us to create and maintain unique and beautiful landscapes that stay fresh with each season.
Our landscape design, install & maintenance teams specialize in the conception, construction, and continuous care for each project we undertake. Our clients trust us to create and maintain unique and beautiful landscapes that stay fresh with each season.
Being a part of the Thompson + Hanson team means more than just having a job. We believe in nurturing employees, providing room to grow, and offering opportunities for leadership.

Job Responsibilities

• Care for established lawns and flower beds by mulching, aerating, weeding, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls
• Operate powered equipment, such as mowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws
• Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers
• Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws
• Gather and remove litter
• Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, planters, or other grounds features
• Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans
• Adhere to safety policies
• Maintain high quality workmanship

Qualifications

• Little experience needed; training provided
• Active listening
• Interpersonal skills

Physical requirements of the job

• Bending or twisting the body; keeping or regaining balance
• Making repetitive motions
• Standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, squatting, walking and/ running
• Pushing or pulling objects
• Bending and stooping
• Climbing ladders, scaffolding, and stairs
• Grasping and squeezing
• Move or lift objects up to 75 pounds

Environmental Elements of the job

• Work outdoors in extreme heat or cold
• Exposed to high places
• Sounds or noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable
• Use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides, and related products
• Exposed to hazardous equipment
• Exposed to minor burns, cuts, bites or stings
• Extremely bright or inadequate lighting

Tools, equipment, and technology utilized for job

• Lawn mower
• Rakes
• Pruners and shears
• Hedge trimmers
• Weed whackers
• Blowers
• Power saws: chain and pruning
• Hand or power tools
• Tillers
• Spreaders: mulch, rotary, and sand
• Wheelbarrows and wagons