Landscape Maintenance Laborers - Lecanto

Steadfast Alliance; Lecanto (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

Retirement plan

Uniforms

Other insurance benefits

Job summary

Steadfast Alliance in Lecanto, FL is seeking a dependable Landscape Maintenance Laborer to join our team. The role involves mowing, trimming, edging, planting, mulching, clean-up, and other landscape tasks for residential and commercial properties.

The ideal candidate enjoys working outdoors, takes pride in quality work, works well with a team, and is willing to learn and follow safe work practices.

Qualifications

• Previous landscaping, lawn care, grounds maintenance, or outdoor labor experience preferred but not required.
• Experience operating ride-on landscape equipment such as commercial zero-turn mowers, stand-on mowers, or similar equipment is a plus.
• Ability to work outdoors in Florida's heat, humidity, and varying weather conditions.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work including standing, walking, bending, lifting, carrying, and repetitive tasks.
• Ability to lift and carry landscape materials and equipment.
• Reliable transportation to the company or assigned job site.
• Dependable attendance and a positive attitude.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a crew.
• Willingness to learn proper operation and maintenance of landscape equipment.
• Valid driver's license preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Mow, trim, edge, and maintain lawns and landscaped areas.
• Operate basic landscape maintenance equipment such as lawn mowers, string trimmers, blowers, and edgers.
• Operate ride-on landscape equipment as assigned.
• Prune and trim shrubs, hedges, trees, and ornamental plants as directed.
• Perform weeding, planting, mulching, and general landscape bed maintenance.
• Assist with installation of plants, sod, mulch, soil, and other landscape materials.
• Remove leaves, branches, grass clippings, and other landscape debris.
• Load, unload, and safely transport tools, equipment, plants, mulch, and other materials.
• Maintain clean and organized work areas, trucks, tools, and equipment.
• Follow instructions from the crew leader or supervisor.
• Follow company safety procedures and properly use personal protective equipment.
• Provide courteous and professional service at customer properties.
• Perform other general landscaping and maintenance duties as assigned.

Skills

Lawn care

Team player

Safety-conscious

Reliable

Bilingual EN/ES

Tools

Lawn mowers

String trimmers

Blowers

Job description

Landscape Maintenance Laborer

Company: Steadfast Alliance
Location: Lecanto, Florida
Job Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Landscape Maintenance Supervisor / Crew Leader

Pay Range: $18.25/hr

Position Summary

We are seeking a dependable and hardworking LandscapeMaintenance Laborer to join our landscaping team in Lecanto, FL. TheLandscape Maintenance Laborer will assist with the routine care and maintenanceof residential and commercial landscapes, including mowing, trimming, edging,planting, mulching, clean-up, and other general landscape tasks.

The ideal candidate enjoys working outdoors, takes pride inquality work, works well as part of a team, and is willing to learn and followsafe work practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Mow,trim, edge, and maintain lawns and landscaped areas.
• Operatebasic landscape maintenance equipment such as lawn mowers, stringtrimmers, blowers, and edgers.
• Operateride-on landscape equipment as assigned.
• Pruneand trim shrubs, hedges, trees, and ornamental plants as directed.
• Performweeding, planting, mulching, and general landscape bed maintenance.
• Assistwith installation of plants, sod, mulch, soil, and other landscapematerials.
• Removeleaves, branches, grass clippings, and other landscape debris.
• Load,unload, and safely transport tools, equipment, plants, mulch, and othermaterials.
• Maintainclean and organized work areas, trucks, tools, and equipment.
• Followinstructions from the crew leader or supervisor.
• Followcompany safety procedures and properly use personal protective equipment.
• Providecourteous and professional service at customer properties.
• Performother general landscaping and maintenance duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Previouslandscaping, lawn care, grounds maintenance, or outdoor labor experienceis preferred but not required.
• Experienceoperating ride-on landscape equipment, such as commercial zero-turnmowers, stand-on mowers, or similar equipment, is a plus.
• Abilityto work outdoors in Florida's heat, humidity, and varying weatherconditions.
• Abilityto perform physically demanding work, including standing, walking,bending, lifting, carrying, and repetitive tasks.
• Abilityto lift and carry landscape materials and equipment.
• Reliabletransportation to the company or assigned job site.
• Dependableattendance and a positive attitude.
• Abilityto work independently and as part of a crew.
• Willingnessto learn proper operation and maintenance of landscape equipment.
• Validdriver's license is preferred.
• BilingualEnglish/Spanish skills are a plus.

Physical Requirements

The position requires frequent standing, walking, bending,kneeling, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling. Employees may regularly workin direct sunlight, heat, humidity, rain, and other outdoor conditions.

Employees must be able to safely handle landscaping toolsand equipment and lift materials as required for assigned work.

Work Schedule

Typical work is performed Monday through Friday duringdaytime hours, 6am – 4pm. Occasional overtime or Saturday work may be requiredbased on weather, customer schedules, seasonal workload, or projectrequirements.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitivehourly pay based on experience and qualifications.
• Opportunitiesfor overtime when available.
• Paidtraining and on-the-job instruction.
• Opportunitiesfor advancement to Crew Leader and other higher-level positions.
• Health insurance w employer contribution, paidtime off, holidays, retirement plan with company match, uniforms, andother insurance benefits offered by Steadfast Alliance.

What We Are Looking For

We value employees who are reliable, hardworking,safety-conscious, respectful, and committed to doing quality work.Landscaping experience is helpful, but we are willing to train the right personwho has a strong work ethic and a willingness to learn.

Equal Opportunity

Steadfast Alliance is an equal opportunity employer. Weconsider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex,national origin, disability, age, or other protected status under applicablelaw.