Position Summary:
The Laborer will work in accordance with established policies and procedures and instructions from the Field Operations Manager. The position will service all David S Brown Enterprises, Ltd. portfolio of properties as required. The laborer will perform all landscaping and hardscaping duties as requested and or required.
Physical Demands:
* While performing the duties of this position, employee is regularly required to walk, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
* Employee frequently is required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend-over, pull and push.
* Employee frequently is required to lift and/or move up to 60 lbs.
* Employee is constantly exposed to outside weather conditions.
* Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud on several occasions.
* Operating powered equipment where manual pushing, pulling or steering of equipment is required (snow blower, leaf vacuum, etc.).
* Operating powered equipment where manual lifting and transporting of apparatus is required (snow plows, fork lifts, and bob cats).
* Using powered tools requiring stability during operation and which may cause abnormal vibration to the body of the operator such as a tamper.
* Using non-powered tools requiring stooping, bending, reaching or swinging tool above shoulders (sweeping, hammering, etc.).
* Using non-powered equipment where manual pushing, pulling or steering of equipment is required.
* Driving community equipment (trucks, tractors, riding lawn mowers, etc.).
Essential Duties:
* Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding and removing thatch, and trimming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls.
* Spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
* Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, and shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
* Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.
* Install concrete/brick pavers (all sizes and types), blue stone, slate and tree grates.
* Prune shrubs and hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
* Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters and other grounds features.
* Shovel snow from walks, driveways, and parking lots, and spread salt in those areas.
* Operate powered equipment such as tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws, pallet jack, power washer, tamper, generator, air compressor, and chop saws.
* Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.
Responsibilities:
* Gather and remove litter.
* Haul or spread topsoil, and spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.
* Trim and pick flowers, and clean flower beds.
* Assist with drainage systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, and benches, site furnishings and/or playground equipment.
* Maintain and repair structures such as buildings, fences, planters, and benches using hand and power tools.
* Power washing.
* Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses.
* Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
* Install concrete/brick pavers (all sizes and types), blue stone, slate and tree grates.
* Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters and other grounds features.
* Shovel snow from walks, driveways, and parking lots, and spread salt in those areas.
Required Experience & Skills:
* Must have one year of landscaping experience.
* Machine Operating experience a plus.
Education/Training:
High School Graduate or equivalent.
Benefits:
* We support a work-life balance by providing 10+ days per year of vacation, plus sick leave, plus a paid day off for your Birthday.
* We provide 9 paid holidays.
* 401k Retirement: Save for your future with a 50% company match, up to 8%.
* Health benefits: medical, dental, vision, with employer contributions.
* Receive a 15% discount on your rent with our Apartment Rental Discount program.
* We provide reimbursement for part of your tuition in either undergrad or graduate degrees or seminars/certifications.
* Employer Paid benefits: Term Life and AD&D Insurance, Short term disability, Wellness Program, gym membership.
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