Outdoor Landscaper: Plant Care & Grounds Maintenance

BrightView; Oceanside (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is seeking a Landscaper I to provide landscape maintenance support for various properties. You will perform basic landscaping tasks under supervision, operate commercial equipment, and assist with plant material maintenance.

Responsibilities include weeding, pruning, planting, and maintaining flower beds, while ensuring safety and customer-friendly service on outdoor sites.

Qualifications

• 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 gas-powered mowers, trimming, and edging with a gas-powered edger/trimmer, and operate a gas-powered blower.
• Prune shrubs and low trees to improve shape or growth habit or remove damaged branches.
• Plant and maintain flower beds.
• 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 leaves and organic matter when mowing.
• Perform weeding by hand or with a garden hoe or hula hoe.
• Perform basic maintenance to extend equipment life.
• Remove trash, dead plants, and suckers from landscape.
• Maintain a polite, friendly, responsive demeanor with guests and customers.
• Report unsafe conditions to the Crew Leader.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Dependable

Equipment operation

Safety awareness

Education

18+ years old

Basic horticultural knowledge

Tools

Backpack blower

Stick edger

String trimmer

Walk-behind mower

Level 1 equipment certification

Job description

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is seeking a Landscaper I to provide landscape maintenance support for various properties. You will perform basic landscaping tasks under supervision, operate commercial equipment, and assist with plant material maintenance.

Responsibilities include weeding, pruning, planting, and maintaining flower beds, while ensuring safety and customer-friendly service on outdoor sites.