Garden Maintenance Team Member

Garden Maintenance

Reports To: Contract Care Supervisor

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

Type: Seasonal

Purpose: Garden MaintenanceTeam Members are responsible for maintaining gardens of residential and commercial sites as directed by a site supervisor.

Responsibilities:

• Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties.
• Weeding trimming and edging around walks, flower beds, and walls.
• Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.
• Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. (Requires applicators license).
• Apply fertilizer to the ground to enhance growth. (Requires applicators license).
• Clean site prior to leaving, hauling and removal of tarps.
• 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.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Experience:

• Strong work ethic - willing to learn new things on a daily basis.
• Able to operate sheers, backpack blower and rake.
• Positive attitude.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Must be able to work in all weather conditions, weekends, and enjoy working outside.
• Must be able to stand, bend, and lift 50 lbs.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
• Minnesota Driver's License, safe driving record, and proof of insurability.
• 6 months of grounds keeping/gardening experience is a plus.
• Work at a fast pace and accurately.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Forest Lake, MN 55025: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person