• JOB DESCRIPTION

  Grounds Maintenance/Landscaper

  General Summary:

  Provide grounds maintenance for commercial properties including mowing, upkeep of landscaping, planters, trees and bushes.  In the off season, will need to provide snow removal for commercial properties with company provided equipment. 

  Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• 1.     Maintain, upkeep and plant landscaping.  Knowledge of small power tools for trimming and pruning trees and shrubs, pulling and spraying weeds, trimming hedges, watering and fertilizing plants, leaf removal and daily trash removal at commercial properties.  Landscape new ground areas, repairs damaged ground areas, replaces bushes, hedges, shrubs and trees.  
• 2.     Mowing: operate and maintain commercial lawn care equipment (including zero turn riding mowers, walk behind mowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers and etc.) for mowing, trimming, edging, aerating and other similar tasks at commercial properties.  
• 3.     Ensures properties sprinklers systems are working and general upkeep to sprinkler systems. Provide light maintenance to sprinkler systems.  
• 4.     Applies herbicide and pesticide chemicals to grounds, trees, bushes, shrubs and lawns in order to control plant diseases and insects. Company will pay for classes and license.  
• 5.     Snow Removal: Will help with snow removal at commercial properties.
• 6.     Building Maintenance: Perform physical tasks necessary to maintain commercial buildings.  Assist others to provide major, minor and routine maintenance and repairs in a timely and professional manner.
• 7.     Any other job duties as assigned.

• Other Requirements

• 1.     Ability to operate all necessary hand tools to make repairs.
• 2.     Must be able to work flexible hours and to be “on call” in case of an emergency; available for overtime as needed for emergencies.
• 3.     The position of Grounds Maintenance/Landscaper must have the physical, mental and verbal ability to perform his or her duties with minimal or no assistance (although reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform their essential functions). Physical requirements include the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, ability to crouch, climb, crawl, etc. to make repairs and tolerance to all extremes of hot and cold weather.
• 4.     Licensed for state chemical applications (or ability to obtain within 6 months).
• 5.     Will need to have a valid driver’s license.  

• Salary Range

• 1.     $17.00 – $20.00 / Per Hour

• Benefits

• 1.     Company provided truck/equipment
• 2.     Competitive salary
• 3.     Medical insurance
• 4.     Dental insurance 
• 5.     Simple IRA with company match 
• 6.     Uniforms provided 
• 7.     Paid Time Off (PTO)/holidays

Experience

Two years or more of experience as a groundskeeper, turf management or similar work involving general labor duties which may include the planting and maintenance of grounds.  Horticulture experience a plus.  

Send Resume to: 

Jeff Bosworth

Grounds Manager

jbosworth@signatureres.com

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the position of the Ground Maintenance and Landscaper.  The position of Grounds Maintenance and Landscaper will be required to perform any other job related duties assigned by his or her supervisor.

In addition this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment.