Position Overview
The lawn maintenance crew member is responsible for performing routine landscaping and groundskeeping tasks to maintain clean, healthy, and visually appealing outdoor spaces. Duties include mowing, trimming, edging, blowing, and general upkeep of lawns, gardens, and landscaped areas while ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency on every job site.
Who to Report To
Lawn maintenance crew lead
Qualifications
- Clean criminal background
- Minimum one year of experience in the landscape/construction industry
- Legal documentation to verify employment eligibility
- Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish)
- Reliable transportation to/from work
- High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
- Flexible working hours, including occasional weekend work
- Physically able to handle the workload in all types of weather and have a full range of mobility in the upper and lower body (able to lift heavy without needing assistance – at least 50 lbs)
- Good communication skills
Responsibilities
- Understands and follows company policies and procedures
- Reports to work on time in a clean, appropriate uniform and steel toe boots
- Follows instructions given by the lawn maintenance crew lead
- Collaborates with team members to meet timelines and quality standards
- Always maintains a clean and organized worksite and crew truck
- Communicates any issues, unsafe conditions, or improvement opportunities to the crew lead
- Assist with loading/unloading trucks and trailers in the AM and PM
- Learns and performs lawn maintenance tasks, including cutting grass, trimming edges, removing debris, blowing trimmings, landscape bed maintenance and other landscape services.
- Operate power equipment such as lawn mowers, trimmers, blowers, hedge trimmers, pruning saws, sod cutters, and chain saws
- Conducts daily inspections and basic maintenance on vehicles, tools, and equipment
- Communicates with clients in a polite and professional manner
- Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
Key Attributes
- Growth mindset
- Reliable and dependable
- Positive, can-do attitude
- Team player mindset
- Attention to detail
- Willingness to learn and adapt
- Safety-focused