Landscape Maintenance Teammate - Starting at $20.00 per hour

Moana Nursery; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Store Discount

Training & Educational Opportunities

Career Advancement

Job summary

Moana Nursery seeks a landscape maintenance teammate to work on a small crew maintaining customers' landscapes year-round. The role is physically active and involves outdoor conditions on commercial and residential properties with a foreman and 3–4 teammates, focusing on mowing, pruning, irrigation, weed control, and seasonal cleanups.

The team follows safety policies, collaborates to plan maintenance, and ensures high-quality work.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Valid NV Driver's License is a plus and can lead to higher pay.
• OSHA-10 or OSHA-30 certification is preferred.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is desirable.
• Nursery Worker Certification and Q.W.E.L are nice-to-have credentials.
• Certified Landscape Technician status is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Upholds Moana Nursery's strict safety policies.
• Develops maintenance plans with project manager and foreman to improve properties.
• Maintains and repairs irrigation systems and related components.
• Aerates, dethatches, mows, edges grass; prunes trees and shrubs.
• Plants trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses; applies fertilizers and weed controls.
• Performs snow removal and winter-related work when needed.
• Ensures equipment and vehicles are operating properly; communicates with team daily.

Skills

NV Driver's License

Landscape Experience

OSHA-10/30

Bilingual English/Spanish

Nursery Certification

Q.W.E.L

Certified Landscape Technician

Job description

Your FutureRole:

A landscape maintenance teammate works on a teamthat maintains our customers'landscapes. This is aphysically active role that allows you to work outside year round. This position works on both commercial and residential properties on a team with 3 to 4 people. A landscape maintenance teammate assists the maintenance teamby mowing & edging grass, pruning plants, removing weeds and debris, fertilizing, maintaining irrigation systems, completing fall & spring clean-ups and more keeping our properties looking their best. The landscape maintenance teammate works with the foreman and other teammates on his crew each day as they ensure a safe and efficient operations and a well maintained property. This position is responsible for completing most activities activities including enhancements and snow removal.

Your Specific Job Responsibilities:

• Upholds Moana Nursery'sstrict safety policies
• Works with project manager and foreman to develop maintenance plans that continuously improve the property
• Maintains efficient irrigation system(backflow devices, irrigation controllers, valves, sprinklers, drip tubing, etc.)
• Completes irrigation repairs (including digging holes)
• Aerates, dethatches, mows and edges grass
• Prunes trees, shrubs, & perennials
• Plants trees, shrubs, perennials and grass
• Applies fertilizer, pre-emergent and post emergentsolutions for growth and weed control
• Removes weeds, garbage and landscape debris
• Maintains low voltage landscape lighting
• Operates equipment such as lawn mowers, edges, trimmers, snowblowers, snow plows
• Ensures equipment & vehicles are working properly
• Participates in snow removal activities during winter months (includes additional pay)
• Ensures quality of completed work meets Moana Nursery standards
• Communicates with other teammates and foreman daily
• Provides outstanding customer service
• Ensures customer properties thrive in our region

Physical Requirements & Activity:

• This position works outside 12 months a year in all conditions
• Applicant must be able to lift 75 lbs
• Applicant must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Applicant must be able to work on their knees.

Expertise & Experience Requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years old

Nice To Have Skills or Experiences:

• Valid NV Driver's License (we pay more if you can drive)
• Landscape Experience qualifies for higher pay
• OSHA-10 or OSHA-30 certification
• Bilingual in English & Spanish
• Nursery Worker Certification
• Q.W.E.L Certification
• Certified Landscape Technician

Your Future Work Schedule:

Our landscape teams typically work Monday through Friday from 6am to 2:30pm with occasional overtime and weekend work. During fall and winter months our team hours are 7am to 3:30pm with occasional overtime and weekend work.

Your Future Salary & Benefits:

The starting rate for this position is $20.00 and increases based on experience, expertise and responsibilities.

• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Store Discount
• Training & Educational Opportunities
• Career Advancement

The Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate shows up on time everyday ready to for work. He or she understands the work is demanding and paces his or her efforts throughout the day while always providing consistent effort that meets the project schedule. He or she enjoys working with their hands to maintain and improve landscapes. This candidate wants to learn the process and understand what makes the difference between high quality and average quality work. The candidate wants to develop additional skills and expertise in a wide variety of categories such as irrigation, horticulture, equipment operation, customer service and more. He or she takes pride in knowing that the plants and trees that we maintain are adding value to the environment and our community. The ideal candidate wants to be part of a team that succeeds together and he or she grows individually.

If you are looking for a career and not just a job this position might be right for you. There is plenty of opportunity to grow your career at Moana Nursery.