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Work Services Corp

SCA Gardner FT-

Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed

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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.

$36,772 / year median in Oklahoma

+13% projected growth

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Job Description

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Ensures all operational and safety procedures are properly followed, maintaining a clean and safe work area. 2. Maintains grounds of industrial, commercial, or public property such as buildings, camp and picnic grounds, parks, playgrounds, greenhouses, and athletic fields, and repairs structures and equipment, performing one or more of the following tasks: a. cut grass, using walking-type mowers (less than 2000 lbs.), b. trim hedges and edges around walks, flowerbeds, and wells, using hedge trimmers, clippers and edging tools, c. prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth, using shears and other hand tools, d. sprays lawn, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer or insecticide. 3. Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs, watering lawn and shrubs during dry periods, using hose or activating sprinkler system. 4. Picks up and burns or carts away leaves, paper or other litter. 5. Removes snow from walks, driveways, roads, or parking lots, using shovel and snow blower, and spreads salt on walkways and other areas. 6. Repairs and paints fences, gates, benches, tables, guardrails, and outbuildings. 7. Assists in repair of roads, walks, buildings, and mechanical equipment. 8. Cleans comfort stations, offices workshop areas, and parking lots by sweeping, washing, mopping and polishing. 9. Responsible for properly maintaining equipment. Competencies 1. Thoroughness. 2. Ethical Practice. 3. Teamwork Orientation. 4. Technical Capacity. Supervisory Responsibility This position has no supervisory responsibility. Work Environment The employee will be exposed to traffic. The noise level in the work environment can be loud. The employee will be exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold. Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, and / or sit for long periods of time, being able to reach with hands and arms, and is frequently required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, bend, crouch, kneel, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time position. Travel No travel is expected for this position. Required Education and Experience Preferred Education and Experience 5. High school graduate or GED. 6. Basic reading. 7. Basic writing. 8. Experience using hand tools, lawnmowers, weed eaters, edgers, blower. Licenses/Work Authorization/Security Clearance 5. Valid Driver's License with certificate of insurability (corporate auto policy). 6. Drug Screen. 7. Strength Test. 8. WSC background check. AAP/EEO Statement WSC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.