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Bentwater POA
Landscape / Irrigation
Career Insights for Landscaping / Groundskeeping Worker
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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.
$33,972 / year median in Texas
+10% projected growth
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The Landscaper / Irrigation is responsible for the completion of all tasks related maintenance and landscaping within neighborhood common areas.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential Functions Statement(s)- Operate vehicles and powered equipment such as utility vehicles, mowers, tractors, chain saws, clippers, sod cutters, power washers and pruning saws
- Mow or edge common areas using power mowers or edgers/trimmers
- Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers or axes
- Care for common areas by mulching, weeding, trimming or edging around flower beds, walks or walls
- Prune or trim trees, shrubs or hedges using shears, pruners or chain saws
- Gather and remove litter
- Maintain structures such as buildings, fences or benches using hand or power tools
- Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides or insecticides onto grass, shrubs or trees using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders
- Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters or other common ground features
- Water common area trees or plants using portable sprinkler systems, hoses or water tanks
- Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds
- Follow planned landscaping designs for planting sod, sowing grass or planting flowers or foliage
- Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees or shrubs and apply mulch for protection using gardening tools
- Decorate common areas with stones or plants
- Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring
- Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste
- Install irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences and planters
- Conduct preparations for holidays and special events
- Clean and maintain all tools and equipment Skills and Abilities
- Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety
- Ability to work outdoors at a sustained pace and produce quality work
- Ability to utilize available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines
- Ability to be self-motivated to perform tasks to the best of one's ability Education
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- preferred
- Irrigation license
- preferred Experience
- 1 plus years of experience
- preferred Pay
- Dependent on licensing and experience
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
From $15.00 per hourBenefits:
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Vision insuranceWork Location:
In personBenefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plans
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance