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, pulling weeds, maintaining flower beds, 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.

Minimum qualifications include one year of work experience in grounds maintenance, proper use of PPE, and the ability to identify and work safely with appropriate manual and power tools, mechanical and electrical equipment. Education requirements include a high school diploma or GED.

Physical requirements include the ability to stand, walk, maneuver around equipment, bend, kneel, squat, stoop, reach, push, pull, and shovel. Employees must also be able to lift equipment up to 50 pounds, push or pull equipment weighing up to 75 pounds, and carry 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. 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.