Landscaper I (BV Hayward)

**The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here.** **Job Summary** * The Landscaper I provide landscape maintenance support to a variety of industrial, commercial, and public properties. This position involves performing basic landscaping tasks under supervision, supporting the safe operation of commercial-grade landscaping equipment, and assisting with the maintenance of plant materials and other landscape features. **Duties and Responsibilities:** * Cut turf using various-sized power mowers, trimming, and edging using a gas-powered edger/trimmer, and operating a gas-powered blower * Prune shrubs and low trees as needed to improve the shape or growth habit, or to remove damaged branches * Plant and maintain flower beds * Operate the edger and line trimmer along sidewalks, flower beds, trees, buildings, fences, and other objects * Pick up trash and blow leaves and other organic debris onto the turf before mowing. * Mulch the leaves and organic matter when mowing * Perform weeding by hand or using a garden hoe or hula hoe * Perform basic, preventative maintenance to extend the life of equipment * Properly remove trash, dead plants, and suckers from the landscape * Maintain a polite, friendly, responsive demeanor with guests and customers * Report unsafe conditions to the Crew Leader as appropriate **Education and Experience:** * At least 18 years old, * Enthusiastic and dependable * Ability to safely work with equipment like power saws and cutters * Certified on level 1 equipment (backpack blower, stick edger, string trimmer, walk-behind mower) * Familiar with basic horticultural maintenance operations/practices **Physical Demands/Requirements:** * Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs. (mulch, fertilizer, etc.) * Ability to load/unload burlaps with plant cuttings onto trailer (up to 50 lbs.) * Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company provided vehicles) * Possess strong stamina and have the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold. * Able to safely operate landscaping equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers). * Able to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously throughout the day and perform repetitive motions for extended periods. * Able to perform manual labor using a variety of hand tools (e.g. shovels, rakes) * You are able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, high-visibility clothing, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, head protection) * Landscapers who will be operating a BrightView fleet vehicle are required to have a valid driver’s license and meet company standards as it relates motor vehicle performance identified on a state issued motor vehicle record check. * Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays if needed. * Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur. **Work Environment:** * Ability to work outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather conditions (e.g., temperatures more than 100°F, temperatures below 32°F, various levels of humidity) * Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time. * Work outdoors near automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and/or electrical hazards. * Ability to work in environments where extended periods of loud noise are present. * Ability to work in environments where exposure to allergens such as pollen and rag weed, insects such as bees and spiders and reptiles such as lizards and snakes. ### *BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.* ### *This job description is subject to change at any time.* **Compensation Pay Range:** 19-21 ***BrightView offers a suite or 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****.* *It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.* *If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!* Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the **#1 Top Workplace in the area.**