Landscape Associate

Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley•Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for directing the efforts of lawn care. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws. Operate ground maintenance equipment. Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites. Prune trees and shrubs. Plan to landscape projects, including mowing, edging, pruning, mulching, and trimming. Schedule work for 10 – 12 homes and check for weather conditions before convening. Enforce contract agreements. Mow lawns with riding and self-propelled walk behind mowers. Whack weeds, trim bushes, and edge lawns using a variety of machines. 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 ground keeping. Comply with all Agency policies, procedures and safety standards throughout work areas and maintain same to meet CARF, HIPAA, Department of Labor and other regulatory standards. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred but not required.
Previous landscape/lawn care experience.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employees must maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record acceptable to Goodwill's liability insurance provider.
If at any time the employee is unable to maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to GESMV’s liability insurance provider, they must immediately notify Human Resources.
Must maintain the ability to pass a criminal background check and random drug screens.
Must be able to work independently with little direct supervision as well as can work cooperatively as a team member.
Must be able to follow through with projects in a timely manner.
Knowledge of OSHA safety standards related to warehouse operations
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, general business instructions, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with daily operational challenges with a calm demeanor.
The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job and/or apply for the position, absent undue hardship.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and communicate.
The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to observe details at any range and distinguish various colors.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Responsibilities

Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
Operate ground maintenance equipment.
Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites.
Prune trees and shrubs.
Plan to landscape projects, including mowing, edging, pruning, mulching, and trimming.
Schedule work for 10 – 12 homes and check for weather conditions before convening.
Enforce contract agreements.
Mow lawns with riding and self-propelled walk behind mowers.
Whack weeds, trim bushes, and edge lawns using a variety of machines.
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 ground keeping.
Comply with all Agency policies, procedures and safety standards throughout work areas and maintain same to meet CARF, HIPAA, Department of Labor and other regulatory standards.
Other duties may be assigned.