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If that sounds great to you, come join our team, where our passion and purpose is to provide job skills training, a compassionate culture, and employment opportunities for disabled veterans and other people with disabilities! If you are interested, please consider applying for this position within our company as a Grounds Laborer.
Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Supervisor, the Grounds Laborer is responsible for the cultivation and care of landscaping and grounds on open grounds and around buildings and/or structures. May perform some janitorial work. Maintains constant monitoring of cleanliness to ensure company standards are correctly maintained while using the appropriate supplies and equipment in a responsible and efficient manner.
***** Due to contract requirements, priority will be given to persons with disabilities. *****
Job Duties:
- Perform various groundskeeping duties.
- Cut/Mow lawn using hand, power, or riding mower.
- Trim and edge around walks, flower beds, and walls.
- Rake and prepare, and replace and/or lay seed or sod in needed areas.
- Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.
- Apply fertilizer and/or pesticides to the ground to enhance growth.
- Remove stumps, fills holes, and apply grass seed as needed.
- Remove all landscaping 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 grounds keeping.
- Rake, mulch, and prune the grounds as needed.
- Water plants and grass as needed and apply fertilizer.
- May be required to perform minor custodial/janitorial duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.
Working Conditions:
- Frequent exposure to heat, sun for extended periods of time.
- Possible exposure to chemicals, fumes, odors, and various infectious diseases.
- Exposure to wildlife.
- Possible exposure to uncomfortable noise levels and vibration of the body or extremities.