Landscape Crew Member

JOB DEFINITION

To perform a wide variety of landscape maintenance functions related to but not limited to mowing, trimming, irrigation, edging, pruning landscape install, and snow removal (in snow markets).

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITES AND DUTIES

The essential general duties and responsibilities are listed below.  Other duties may be assigned.

General:

• Able to work in and around various landscaping settings including direct contact with various plant and landscaping materials and exposure to various dust, noise, and weather conditions
• Communicate with lead people progress of tasks.
• Driver’s license preferred

Training:

• Learn aspects of installation work and assist where needed or assigned
• Learn and perform basic planting skills
• Prune trees, shrubs, and vines to encourage healthy growth.
• Able to identify by common names 25 frequently used plants that appear on the CLT plant list (bedding flowers, ground cover, shrubs, perennials, trees, and turf).
• Guy wiring of trees.
• Able to identify, by common name, 5 frequently seen weeds in planting beds
• Recognize plant material in stress or in a problem state.
• Able to identify by common name 5 frequently seen garden pests.
• Able to differentiate weed grasses from desirable turf grasses in lawn areas.
• Understand and complete the following basic irrigation repairs; sprinkler head replacement, sprinkler head arc and radius adjustment, lateral line repairs.
• Smith Driving (if in driving capacity for Mainscape)

Equipment:

• Able to operate landscape maintenance and construction hand tools and light equipment with the skill to satisfactorily perform the duties assigned
• Report equipment in need of repair
• Identify broken, poorly running, and misused equipment, fill out appropriate repair tag

Safety:

• Understand and practice safety in all work circumstance.
• To wear appropriate PPE at all times

Appearance:

• To have a neat and clean appearance.
• Conduct yourself in a professional manor at all times.
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