Laborer Grounds Maintenance

About the role

The Laborer, Grounds Maintenance performs grounds maintenance and landscaping services such as lawn maintenance, vegetation removal, and debris removal within installation grounds parcels designated as improved, semi-improved, and unimproved areas at the Naval Support Activity facility in Philadelphia, PA.

Responsibilities

• Mowing and trimming of vegetation to ensure a uniform height.
• Edging along concrete, asphalt, aggregate, planter beds, or where needed to maintain vegetation delineation.
• Operate and maintain irrigation systems to maintain health and appearance of vegetation.
• Maintain plants and plant beds to present a neat appearance.
• Ornamental tree planting, maintenance, and pruning.
• Maintain shrubs and hedges by removing and disposing of dead, broken, damaged, or diseased areas, and all other trimmings.
• Remove obstructions and control trees and vegetation in storm drainage systems.
• Weed and vegetation control with the application of herbicides.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent General Educational Development (GED) Certificate.
• A minimum of 2 years of related grounds maintenance experience.
• Ability to skillfully operate mowing equipment of various types, such as push mowers, zero-turn mowers, and lawn tractors.
• Ability to skillfully operate various commonly used small grounds keeping equipment, such as weed eaters, edgers, pruners, etc.
• Must have a working knowledge and comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and driving history must meet company standards throughout employment.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screening and a background check as a condition of employment and to obtain access to federal installations.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time. This position requires working outdoors in extreme heat/cold and possibly rainy weather. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Physical stamina and strength in all its forms (endurance, temperature/climate, stress, etc.) is necessary.