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Horticulture / Gardener Crew Lead

BrightView LandscapesBoston, MA

$22.00 hourly

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Horticulture / Gardener Crew Lead

BrightView LandscapesBoston, MA

30+ days ago

Salary

$22.00 hourly

Job description

Description

Position at BrightView Landscapes, LLC- DE At BrightView, the best teams are created and maintained here. If you are searching for your next fulfilling career, picture yourself on a best-in-class team where you can grow to be your brightest. We’re looking for an Experienced Gardener. Can you picture yourself here? Starting at $22 / hr depending on experience. Valid Drivers License required . Here’s what you’d do : The Gardener executes small scale landscaping operations and maintains grounds and landscape of commercial properties. You’d be responsible for :

Drive water tank truck and water gardening / flower sites.
Perform plant removal, converting lawn areas to planters, or planters to lawn.
Serve as backup to interior, landscaping maintenance, gardening, irrigation technology and grounds person job or job function.
Utilize garden tools including rakes, shovels, picks, etc.
Water plants, lawns, and gardens.

You might be a good fit if you have :

2+ years of prior landscape experience required Prior detail / flower work required (Example : Nurseries)

Knowledge to identify proper amount of water application and penetration highly preferred

Valid Drivers License required

And while not mandatory, it would be great if you also have :

Ability to work with cement in preparing for the pour and following finishing procedures.

Ability to operate a truck with trailer / gate and ramp for loading, unloading and transport of equipment

Ability to stand for 5 minutes, walk for 2 hours and sit for 30 minutes consecutively

Ability to lift and carry tools, equipment, and materials weighing up to 20 pounds. Distance carried - 50 feet maximum.

Ability to handle items such as plants, bushes, hoses, shovels, rakes, and burlap bags – which are handled by two workers.

Ability to lift 30-50 lbs. (120 lbs. trees lifted and carried by 4 individuals) a distance of 20 feet for planting.

Ability to push or pull grass into rolls requiring force up to 20 lbs.

Ability to push / pull, twist, and turn trees with a force of up to 35 lbs. when planting trees.

Must be able to bend at the waist when picking up leaves, branches, trimming, mowing, digging trenches, setting forms, and planting.

Must possess current drivers’ license.

Here’s what to know about working here :

Here at BrightView, we’re as passionate about caring for our clients as we are about caring for each other. Though we’re the nation’s leading landscape company, we maintain a small company feel and supportive environment that makes our team members feel at home.

If you’re looking to join a team of talented go-getters who tackle big vision projects other companies could only dream of, you just might have found your match. With our range of services, including landscape design, development, maintenance and enhancements, there’s no limit to what we can do, and what you can achieve.

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