Enhancement Crew Member

Pay

$18.00 - $21.00 per hour, based on related experience and licenses/certifications.

Job Summary

The Enhancement Laborer executes small‑scale landscaping operations and maintains grounds and landscape of commercial properties.

Responsibilities

• Perform plant removal, replanting of lawn, convert lawn areas to planters or vice‑versa, replace broken sidewalks, lay mow strips, mulch, prune, and plant trees.
• Serve as backup for interior landscaping maintenance, gardening, irrigation technology, and grounds‑person duties.
• Remove or plant grass using garden tools such as rakes, shovels, picks, etc.
• Dig trenches and set up cement forms for sidewalk replacement, mow strips, and planters.
• Utilize pruning and trimming equipment to maintain trees and shrubs.
• Operate lawn‑maintenance equipment including a 36″ mower, blower, gas‑powered trimmer, and other power equipment.
• Water plants, lawns, and gardens; apply fertilizer according to schedule and standards.
• Perform plant, weed, trim, and blow activities.
• Remove materials from overhead racks on trucks and transport materials between sites.
• Handle tools, dig, cement, plant, weed, maintain, and mow.

Requirements

• 6 months of commercial landscape experience preferred (not required).
• Knowledge of proper water application and penetration.
• Valid driver’s license; ability to operate a truck with trailer/gate and ramp for loading, unloading, and transport of equipment.
• Ability to adjust and regulate sprinkler heads, finish cement surfaces, prepare forms for cement pours, and perform weeding.
• Experience with cement preparation and finishing procedures.
• Physical ability to lift and carry tools, equipment, and materials up to 20 lb (distance 50 ft); lift 30‑35 lb a distance of 20 ft; push/pull grass rolls up to 20 lb; push/pull, twist, and turn trees with up to 35 lb of force.
• Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company‑provided vehicles).
• Strong stamina and ability to work outdoors in extreme heat, cold, and various weather conditions.
• Ability to safely operate landscaping equipment (mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers).
• Capability to bend, stoop, and twist continuously and use hand tools (shovels, rakes).
• Willingness to wear required personal protective equipment (safety shoes, high‑visibility clothing, hand, eye, hearing, and head protection).
• Maintain required medications for known allergic reactions.

Work Environment

• Outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather (temperatures >100 °F, below 32 °F, varying humidity).
• Extended exposure to direct sunlight.
• Proximity to automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and electrical hazards.
• Presence of loud noise, allergens (pollen, ragweed), insects (bees, spiders), and reptiles (lizards, snakes).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Ancillary and voluntary products.
• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions.
• 6 to 9 company‑paid holidays per year.
• Potential paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Potential variable‑pay opportunities based on position and performance.