Gardner

Position Summary
The Gardener is responsible for performing routine landscape maintenance tasks to ensure properties are clean, safe, and maintained to high-quality standards. This role works as part of a team under the direction of a Crew Lead and plays a key role in delivering consistent, professional service to clients.

Major Job Responsibilities
Landscape Maintenance

• Perform mowing, edging, trimming, blowing, and general grounds maintenance.
• Prune shrubs, trees, and plants as directed.
• Remove weeds and apply treatments as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness of walkways, parking lots, and common areas.
• Report property damage to Foreman or Lead Person.
• Help crew load and unload equipment at the job site.
• Assist with seasonal tasks such as leaf removal, mulching, and clean-ups.

Quality & Attention to Detail

• Ensure all work meets company quality standards before leaving each property.
• Take pride in maintaining neat, clean, and professional-looking landscapes.
• Report any property issues, damages, or enhancement opportunities to Crew Lead.

Safety & Equipment Use

• Operate landscaping equipment safely and responsibly.
• Assist with daily equipment checks and basic maintenance.
• Report damaged or malfunctioning equipment immediately.
• Learn the proper loading and unloading of equipment.
• Attend/participate in company orientation program before performing any work.
• Learn to adhere to all company safety rules/policies.
• Must use appropriate safety equipment when necessary.
• Work effectively as part of a team to complete assigned tasks.
• Follow instructions from Crew Lead and management.
• Maintain a positive attitude and professional behavior on job sites.

Typical Qualifications
To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills
While performing duties, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; may read and interpret data, information and documents; observe and respond to people and situations; learn and apply new information or skills; work under deadlines; and interact with others encountered in the course of work.

Physical Demands
The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job family chart. They are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees in this job family series. Thank you for your interest in joining the U.S. Lawns team, a system of independently owned and operated franchisees. By proceeding with the application process, you acknowledge and agree that (i) all U.S. Lawns offices are independently owned and operated franchised businesses, (ii) it will be the independent franchisee, and not U.S. Lawns, Inc. who will extend any employment offers and make any subsequent employment related decisions, (iii) if you are extended an offer of employment, you will not be an employee of U.S. Lawns, Inc., and U.S. Lawns, Inc. has no responsibility or liability for any employment related decisions by any U.S. Lawns franchisee. U.S. Lawns is an Equal Opportunity Employer.