Landscape Maintenance Worker

129 W. Main St, Haverhill MA

Description

Landscape Maintenance Worker Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging and raking Specific duties include but are not limited to: • Operation and maintenance of commercial lawn mowers, tools and vehicles • Maintain a clean and safe job site. • Understand and meet schedule deadlines without sacrificing great customer service or excellent quality. • Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing and removing thatch, and trimming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls. • Mow and edge lawns, using power mowers and edgers • Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, and shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools. • Decorate gardens with stones and plants. • Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers and foliage. • Gather and remove litter. • Haul or spread topsoil, and spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place. • Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws. • Rake, mulch, and compost leaves. • Trim and pick flowers, and clean flower beds. • Water lawns, trees, and plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans • Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, and other grounds features. • Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws. • Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge and brush trimmers, and axes