Landscape Maintenance Technician - Teufel Landscape

Seattle WA

Description

Teufel Landscape is looking to hire a Maintenance Technician to join the team. This manual labor position is required to follow the direction of the Crew Leader in the contracted maintenance of our clients’ grounds. Hand and power tools will be utilized in the completion of tasks. It is a full-time position, based out of Seattle, WA. Experience in landscape maintenance is a plus. Must be able to pass a drug test and background check. $18-$22 per hour DOE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Regularly moves and lifts heavy objects such as, but not limited to: Barrels, tarps, limbs, rocks, equipment Typically bends, stoops and crouches on a regular basis to adjust machinery, pick up trash, debris and perform other duties. Frequently engages in tasks that require repetitive motion and positions for long periods of time. Frequently does maintenance tasks that require good concentration and attention to detail Regularly operates equipment in public places around other people that requires operator to be constantly aware of personal and others’ safety. Consistently performs tasks that require attention to detail such as weeding beds, dead heading, and planting annual flowers to specific design standards. Frequently is assigned multiple tasks and required to complete tasks without direct supervision. Occasionally, this position is required to explain tasks and answer questions from the customer. Constantly, required to monitor time spent per assigned task as each jobsite task is bid based on time to complete task. Continuously must monitor quality of work performed. PRINCIPLE DUTIES & TASKS The principal duties are duties that you will be required to perform on a daily basis, however this job is not solely limited to only these duties and tasks. Other duties may be assigned as is necessary to meet our customers’, and the company’s needs. 1. Lifting Heavy Objects 2. Picking up trash and debris 3. Sweeping 4. Raking 5. Watering 6. Handling Burlaps and Tarps filled with yard debris 7. Hand Weeding 8. Basic pruning of shrubs and low trees 9. Grooming flower and shrub beds 10. Operating Power equipment for long periods of time (Blower, edger, 21" mower, string trimmer, power shears)