Laborer Landscape

Haydon Companies • Phoenix, AZ

78d

About The Position

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, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortar less segmental concrete masonry wall units.

Requirements

• 1+ years landscape experience preferred.
• Experience using motorized machines and tools used in landscaping.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently.
• Requires a great deal of discipline and stamina as well as the ability to work well on a team.
• Good attention to detail and constant alertness are necessary for safety reasons and to avoid careless mistakes.
• Work is physical and requires constant exposure to the elements, including extreme heat.
• Requires exposure to cold, heat, noise, outdoors, confining work space, electrical hazards, chemicals, dust, and mechanical hazards.

Responsibilities

• Operate vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
• Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edger's.
• Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas.
• Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
• Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Gather and remove litter.
• Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, 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, burial sites, or other grounds features.
• Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring.
• Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses used on the fields.
• Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
• Haul or spread topsoil or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.
• Advise customers on plant selection or care.
• Care for artificial turf fields, periodically removing the turf and replacing cushioning pads or vacuuming and disinfecting the turf after use to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
• Plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.
• Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.
• Install rock gardens, ponds, decks, drainage systems, irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, or playground equipment.
• Mark design boundaries and paint natural or artificial turf fields with team logos or names before events.
• Build forms and mix and pour cement to form garden borders.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Specialty Trade Contractors
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees