Landscape Maintenance Tech: Growth & Benefits

BrightView Landscapes; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k plan

Holidays

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Variable pay

Job summary

BrightView Landscapes is seeking an Enhancement Laborer to perform small scale landscaping operations and maintain the grounds and landscape of commercial properties in Gardena, CA. Responsibilities include plant removal, lawn replanting, planter conversions, sidewalk work, irrigation support, and operating lawn maintenance equipment.

Candidates should be able to lift and handle tools, work outdoors in varied weather, and hold a valid driver license.

Qualifications

• 6 months of commercial landscape experience preferred but not required.
• Knowledge to identify proper amount of water application and penetration.
• Current driver license.
• Knowledge to adjust and regulate sprinkler heads, finish cement surfaces, prepare forms for cement pours, and weeding.
• Experience with cement in preparing for the pour and following finishing procedures.
• Ability to operate a truck with trailer/gate and ramp for loading, unloading and transport of equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform plant removal, replanting of lawn, converting lawn areas to planters, or planters to lawn, replace broken sidewalk, lay mow strips, mulch, prune, and plant trees.
• Serve as backup to interior, landscaping maintenance, gardening, irrigation technology and grounds person job or job function.
• Remove or plant grass, utilize garden tools including rakes, shovels, picks, etc.
• Dig trenches and set up cement forms for sidewalk replacement, mow strips, and planters.
• Utilize pruning and trimming equipment to maintain trees and shrubs.
• Operate lawn maintenance equipment including a 36" mower, blower, gas powered trimmer, and other power equipment.
• Water plants, lawns, and gardens.
• Apply fertilizer in accordance with scheduled use and application standards.
• Perform plant, weed, trim, and blow activities.
• Remove materials from overhead racks on truck and transport materials from site to site.
• Handle tools, dig, cement fish, plant, weed, maintain, and mow.

Skills

Outdoor work endurance

Lawn maintenance

Plant knowledge

Equipment operation

Physical stamina

Education

Current driver license

6 months landscape experience (preferred)

Tools

Lawn mower

Trimmer

Shovel

Job description

BrightView Landscapes is seeking an Enhancement Laborer to perform small scale landscaping operations and maintain the grounds and landscape of commercial properties in Gardena, CA. Responsibilities include plant removal, lawn replanting, planter conversions, sidewalk work, irrigation support, and operating lawn maintenance equipment.

Candidates should be able to lift and handle tools, work outdoors in varied weather, and hold a valid driver license.