Grounds Maintenance Laborer

Grounds Maintenance Laborer

PRIDE Industries is a fast-paced company with a mission : To Create Jobs for People with Disabilities while providing high quality, value-added solutions to our nationwide customers. We are currently recruiting to fill the following position :

Under close supervision, Grounds Maintenance Laborer / Gardener maintains landscaped areas, roads, and parking lots of assigned facilities. Employees in this job perform work to assure grounds are maintained in safe and pristine condition. This job class requires knowledge of landscaping practices, procedures, supplies and equipment and the ability to perform landscaping job functions in a safe and timely manner.

Typical duties include mowing lawns, using a weed eater and pulling weeds, using a blower and manually picking up trash, trimming hedges and shrubs, pruning shrubs and trees, monitoring equipment, and performing other duties and special projects as assigned. May include snow removal, surface salting, and repair of roads, walks, buildings, and mechanical equipment. May clean comfort stations, offices workshop areas, and parking lots by sweeping, washing, mopping and polishing.

Minimum qualifications include one year of work experience in grounds maintenance, proper use of PPE, ability to identify and work safely with appropriate manual and power tools, mechanical and electrical equipment, ability to manage and accurately track material resources and time, ability to be flexible due to change of schedule, work duration and tasks, and ability to communicate and work collaboratively and professionally on a team.

Education requirements include a high school diploma or GED. The following licenses or certificates may be required depending on local, state and / or contract requirements : valid driver's license.

Physical requirements include standing and walking, maneuvering around equipment, bending, kneeling, squatting, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling and shoveling, lifting of equipment up to 50 pounds, pushing or pulling equipment weighing up to 75 pounds, and carrying a 20-pound backpack blower.

Work environment includes working at a customer's location on job sites in a construction environment with various tools, and mechanical, electrical and construction equipment. Transporting to work locations within the site. At times, may be required to work in confined spaces. Employees may be exposed to hazardous equipment, toxic substances, noise from equipment, and depending on external weather conditions, wind, rain, cold, and heat. Travel between facilities and work locations may be required.