San Francisco, CA
LANDSCAPE WORKER 5:00 am - 1:30 pm
Job Details
INTRODUCTION
This position is located at the George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, MD
Working hours are 5:00 am - 1:30 pm, Monday - Friday
This is a full-time position with benefits
This position pays $17.44 per hour
Pre-employment criminal background checks, government security clearance checks, and drug testing are required
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Cuts lawns, using a hand mower or power mower
Trims and edges around walks, flower beds, and walls, using clippers and edging tools
Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth, using shears
Rakes leaves and cleans or sweeps up litter using spiked stick or broom
Shovels snow from walks and driveways
Spreads salt on public passageways
Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs
Waters lawn and shrubs during dry periods using a hose or by activating a fixed or portable sprinkler system
Cleans out drainage ditches and culverts, using a shovel and rake
May operate walking-type power mowers, snowblowers, rototillers, or riding mowers
May operate chain saws, hedge trimmers, and other handheld power-operated tools to prune, cultivate, shovel, trim, cut, and dig
May use tractors equipped with attachments, such as mowers, lime or fertilizer spreaders, and lawn roller
May perform a variety of laboring duties when yard work is completed
Other duties as assigned
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
The Grounds Foreman supervises the incumbent
PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS
The incumbent must be able to stand 33%, walk 33% and sit 33% of the work time
These requirements are necessary to operate riding mowers to cut and trim grass, plant vegetation, rake, shovel, etc
He/she must be able to lift/carry 60 pounds and push/pull 100 pounds, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and handle, in order to load and unload materials and equipment; must be able to alert oneself to safety hazards and have a method of communication so those around can understand and respond
Must be able to see and tell colors, as driving and operating power equipment is required
Mainly work outside. Working conditions are subject to extreme temperatures and weather conditions. Work conditions may be inconvenienced by dust, dirt, fumes, or flying objects (grass).
Due to the nature of work, occasionally heavy lifting is involved, requiring lifting and handling of heavy equipment. Lifting materials such as flats, mulch, fertilizer, lime, seed, and related items weighing up to 100 pounds.
QUALIFICATIONS
At least 1 year of experience in Landscape maintenance work including experience in mowing with a push mower and weeding
Should be able to provide own transportation to the work site
Must be able to work independently
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Melwood Veterans Services
04/28/2024
Beltsville,MD