Landscape Maintenance Technician (Outdoor Role)

BrightView Landscapes; Moosic (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

BrightView Landscapes is hiring a Landscaper I to support landscape maintenance for industrial, commercial, and public properties. This entry-level position involves basic landscaping tasks under supervision and safe operation of commercial equipment.

You will help maintain plant materials, flowerbeds, and turf while following safety protocols and working outdoors in various conditions. Training provided for certification on level 1 equipment and standard horticultural practices.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Enthusiastic and dependable.
• Ability to safely work with equipment like power saws and cutters.
• Certified on level 1 equipment (backpack blower, stick edger, string trimmer, walk-behind mower).
• Familiar with basic horticultural maintenance operations/practices.

Responsibilities

• Cut turf using various-sized power mowers, trimming, and edging using a gas-powered edger/trimmer, and operating a gas-powered blower.
• Prune shrubs and low trees as needed to improve the shape or growth habit, or to remove damaged branches.
• Plant and maintain flowerbeds.
• Operate the edger and line trimmer along sidewalks, flower beds, trees, buildings, fences, and other objects.
• Pick up trash and blow leaves and other organic debris onto the turf before mowing.
• Mulch the leaves and organic matter when mowing.
• Perform weeding by hand or using a garden hoe or hulahoe.
• Perform basic, preventative maintenance to extend the life of equipment.
• Properly remove trash, dead plants, and suckers from the landscape.
• Maintain a polite, friendly, responsive demeanor with guests and customers.
• Report unsafe conditions to the Crew Leader as appropriate.

Job description

BrightView Landscapes is hiring a Landscaper I to support landscape maintenance for industrial, commercial, and public properties. This entry-level position involves basic landscaping tasks under supervision and safe operation of commercial equipment.

You will help maintain plant materials, flowerbeds, and turf while following safety protocols and working outdoors in various conditions. Training provided for certification on level 1 equipment and standard horticultural practices.