Landscape Laborer
About The Position
On Kiawah Island, located just South of Charleston, South Carolina, day breaks across a pristine 10-mile beach, expansive marsh savannahs, ribboning rivers, and some of the most-acclaimed amenities available on the Eastern Seaboard. The Kiawah Island Club delivers a diverse collection of private amenities in distinctive venues. Amid uncommon scenic beauty, Members can savor the Island’s best offerings and create lifelong memories with family and friends. Kiawah Partners is currently hiring Landscape Laborers! Landscape Laborers are responsible for the overall care and maintenance of lawns, shrubs, flowerbeds, walks and gardens of on-island properties. Duties include, but are not limited to: mowing and weeding grass, laying sod, planting grass and other types of plants, and fertilizing. Some experience using lawnmowers, leaf blowers, edgers, and trimmers is preferred, but not required. The schedule for this position is 5 days per week as follows: Monday - Friday: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Requirements
- The ability to lift and carry at least 30 lbs.
- Ability to sit, stand, kneel and walk for long periods.
- Comfortable working outdoors for long periods in varied weather conditions.
- Comfortable with the regular use of hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.
Nice To Haves
- Some experience using lawnmowers, leaf blowers, edgers, and trimmers.
- Some previous experience as a landscaper or horticulturalist.
- Experience operating powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, leaf blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
Responsibilities
- Overall care and maintenance of lawns, shrubs, flowerbeds, walks and gardens of on-island properties.
- Mowing and weeding grass.
- Laying sod.
- Planting grass and other types of plants.
- Fertilizing.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Short term disability
- Long term disability
- 401K with employer contribution
- Fitness membership
- Free parking
- Employee meals
- Medical
- Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Telehealth
- Health/ Dependent care spending account
- Wellness program
- Generous paid time off including 12 vacation days, 6 sick days and 9 paid holidays per year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
