SUMMARY:

Responsible for the cultivation and care of the landscaping and grounds surrounding a business or building.  Plants flowers, mows, pull weeds, repairs structures, and maintains outside of building.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties.
• Mow lawn either by hand or using a riding lawnmower.
• Trim and edge around walks, flower beds, and walls.
• Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.
• Apply pesticide to rid grounds of pest such as mosquitos, wasps, ticks, and others.
• Apply fertilizer to ground to enhance growth.
• Shovel snow walkways and sprinkle ice down to keep people from falling.
• Perform routine maintenance duties such as applying plaster, fixing fountains, and other duties.
• Sweep walkway of debris.
• Cut down tree limbs that are posing a danger.
• Trim shrubs and pull weeds.
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping.
• Install lawn furniture.
• Rake, much, and prune the ground as needed.
• Install rock, cement, lighting, water, and furniture.
• Water plants and grass as needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma and GED preferred.
• Experience in related field preferred.

ESSENTIAL JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to lift heavy weight.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT:

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.