Enhancement Crew Member

Duties/Responsibilities

• Laying sod, planting trees, shrubs, and flowers
• Watering, fertilizing, mulching, pruning, trimming, and weeding
• Removing or replanting lawns, converting lawn areas to planters, or planters to lawns
• Digging trenches, preparing forms, and finishing cement surfaces for mow strips, sidewalks, and planters
• Installing sprinklers and irrigation systems
• Installing mortarless segmental masonry wall units
• Operating hand and power equipment including mowers, blowers, gas-powered trimmers, pruners, and shears
• Safely load, unload, and transport tools, equipment, and materials from site to site
• Maintain equipment and ensure work areas are kept clean and organized

Requirements

• Ability to use manual tools (shovels, picks, rakes, hand shears) and mechanized equipment
• Work from elevated heights such as an 8’ A-frame ladder
• Knowledge of plant care, watering, and fertilizer application standards
• Ability to read and write in English; bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus
• High school graduate or equivalent desired
• Previous outside construction, landscape, or similar field experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills a must
• 6 months commercial landscape experience preferred but not required

Physical Requirements

• Regular and reliable attendance; ability to work overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Ability to lift and carry 40–50 lbs. (occasionally up to 120 lbs. with team assistance)
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist for extended periods
• Ability to push/pull equipment, materials, and trees requiring force up to 35 lbs.
• Ability to work near natural bodies of water and at elevated heights (e.g., 8’ A-frame ladder)

Salary Description

$19.00 - $21.00 per hour