Groundsperson

About the Role

Looking for an opportunity where success comes naturally? Then you may have found your crew. We’re looking for a Groundsperson to join our team.

You love to spend your day outdoors cultivating amazing landscapes. You treat grass, trees and plots with great care and attention, doing whatever it takes to help them thrive. Here at BrightView, we appreciate people with such love for landscaping and greenery.

Responsibilities

• Use a variety of equipment such as mowers, blowers, clippers, and edgers to create and prep soil for plant placement
• Set up and clean up, and take good care of trucks and machinery
• Work as part of a team
• Set up safety items including positioning cones and signs and roping or taping off crew work areas
• Hand tools to the climber and receive tools from the climber using a rope to hoist them up into the tree
• Gather branches into piles, transport to the chipper, feed them into the chipper and unload tree trunks and chips at the appropriate facility
• Ensure that all operations, job sites and employees are safe and that the general public which might come into contact with the area will be safe
• Communicate effectively with other crew members and the public

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old, enthusiastic and dependable, and able to safely work with equipment like power saws and cutters
• Must be able to work outdoors, in all weather conditions, doing very physical work, able to lift/carry 35–80 pounds often
• Previous experience is helpful, but you must have an understanding of landscape basics
• CDL Driver’s License would be a plus
• Bilingual (Spanish) a plus

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health and wellness coverage
• 401k savings plan

BrightView offers a suite of health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process.

Pay

Pay Range: $17 to $20