Landscaper

Hunter Agriculture • Clermont, FL

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About The Position

Under direct supervision, the Landscaper assists with the installation, repair, and maintenance of business park landscaping and irrigation systems. The role also demonstrates behavior consistent with the company’s values of Customer Satisfaction, Innovation, Family, and Social Responsibility.

The Landscaper performs routine groundskeeping, including clearing parking lots, caring for lawns and plantings, applying fertilizers and pest-control products, mowing, edging, and pruning. The role uses powered equipment and hand tools, follows planned landscape designs, and performs scheduled preventative equipment maintenance. The Landscaper may occasionally assist Facilities Maintenance staff with service work orders.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Landscaping skills typically acquired through six months of experience.
• Ability to read blueprints and technical data sheets.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Availability to work varying shifts.
• Ability to work overtime when required.
• Valid driver’s license and a good driving record sufficient to meet the company’s insurance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist other technicians with installation, maintenance, and repair of landscaping and irrigation systems throughout the facility.
• Clear parking lots of leaves and debris daily.
• Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, and trimming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls.
• Mix and apply fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides to grass, shrubs, and trees using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
• Mow and edge lawns using power mowers and edgers.
• Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, trimmers, and pruning saws.
• Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning shears, saws, hedge trimmers, and axes.
• Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, seed grass, or plant flowers and foliage.
• Perform regularly scheduled preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Occasionally assist Facilities Maintenance staff with service work orders.

Benefits

• Company donation matching and volunteer rewards.
• Career development opportunities.
• Profit-sharing bonus.
• Company events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED