Groundsperson

About the position

Looking for an opportunity where success comes naturally? Then you may have found your crew. We're looking for a Groundsperson to join our team. Here at BrightView, we appreciate people with such love for landscaping and greenery.

Responsibilities

• Using a variety of equipment such as mowers, blowers, clippers, and edgers to create and prep soil for plant placement.
• Set up and clean up, and taking good care of our trucks and machinery.
• Working as part of a team.
• Setting up safety items including positioning cones and signs and roping or taping off crew work areas.
• Handing tools to the climber and receiving tools from the climber using a rope to hoist them up into the tree.
• Gathering branches into piles, transporting to the chipper, feeding them into the chipper and unloading tree trunks and chips at the appropriate facility.
• Ensuring that all operations, job sites and employees are safe and that the general public which might come into contact with the area will be safe.
• Communicating effectively with other crew members and the public.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Enthusiastic and dependable.
• Able to safely work with equipment like power saws and cutters.

Nice-to-haves

• Able to work outdoors, in all weather conditions, doing very physical work, able to lift/carry 35-80 pounds often.
• Previous experience is helpful, but must have an understanding of landscape basics.
• CDL Driver's License would be a plus.
• Bilingual (Spanish) a plus.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health and wellness coverage
• 401k savings plan