This is a full-time, 40 hour/week position. The hours are Monday thru Thursday from 7AM-5PM, with occasional Friday hours for weather make-up days. This position offers a hourly range of $16-$18/hr (dependent upon experience) and includes benefits.
Qualifications:
- High School or equivalent (required)
- Driver’s license (required)
- Ability to lift 75 lbs and work in various weather conditions (required)
- General landscaping experience (highly preferred)
- Horticulture field experience (highly preferred)
- Horticulture education (highly desirable)
- Trailer and large truck driving experience/ability to train (desirable)
- CBLP (desirable)
We are currently seeking candidates who share our ideals and company values to fill maintenance and installation crew positions. Ideal applicants are professional, team players who possess a horticulture background either through experience or education and have general, working knowledge of native plants and landscaping. Candidates must be punctual, dependable and possess a positive attitude.
Although previous horticulture experience or education is preferred, we will consider all candidates and can train the right individual.
General Crew Duties Include (but are not limited to):
- Providing a high standard of customer service at all times
- Following the direction of crew leaders for maintaining and installing landscapes
- Weeding existing gardens
- Pruning as needed
- Edging and mulching
- Clearing vegetation and sod removal for new garden installations
- Planting and transplanting of trees, shrubs and perennials in existing or new landscapes
- Use and care of necessary hand tools (provided upon hire) and light machinery used for maintaining and installing landscapes
- Natural stone hardscaping duties
Benefits (after 60 days of employment) include:
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance (50% paid by employer)
- Paid Holidays (Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day)
- 60 Hours Paid Time Off
- Paid Birthday
- Year End Bonus
- 401K
- 20% off retail discount in our store (excludes artist/consignment items)
- 50% off retail discount in our nursery
- 10 weeks of Unemployment Insurance for those returning the following season
Please visit our website to submit an online application: https://www.laurensgardenservice.com/laurens-garden-service-is-hiring/
Or email us your resume to the attention of Hiring Manager: laurensgardens@gmail.com