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Landscaper
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What they do
A Landscaping or Groundskeeping Worker provides landscaping for residences, parks, public gardens, college campuses or building or office park grounds. Provides care for plants and trees including mowing, trimming and planting, and repairs driveways, walks, benches or other structures.
$41,296 / year median in Maryland
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Landscaper
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Job Summary
Duties and Responsibilities
Job Summary
- The Landscaper I provide landscape maintenance support to a variety of industrial, commercial, and public properties.
Duties and 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 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 the leaves and organic matter when mowing
- Perform weeding by hand or using a garden hoe or hula hoe
- 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 appropriateEducation and Experience
- 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/practicesPhysical Demands/Requirements
- Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs. (mulch, fertilizer, etc.
- Ability to load/unload burlaps with plant cuttings onto trailer (up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the dayWork Environment
- Work in/or about situations near direct automotive traffic
- Work near or about natural bodies of water
- Ability to work in extreme conditions
- temperatures may exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit
- Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time
- Work outdoors in moderate to extreme heat in dry/humid near automotive traffic, natural bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical/electrical hazards, and direct sunlight
- Requires protective clothing and personal devices: Eye protection, safety vest, gloves, hard hat, earplugs, long-sleeved shirts, and work bootsBright Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
Compensation Pay Range:
Pay range $14- $18Bright offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members.