Union Laborer

BrightView Landscapes


Date: 19 hours ago
City: Canton, MI
Contract type: Full time
Description

The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here.

Job Summary

  • The Landscape Laborer assists with landscape installation and maintenance tasks, including planting, soil preparation, sod and seed application, and material handling, to ensure safe and efficient operations.

Duties And Responsibilities

  • Excavate manually with a shovel
  • Handle & install trees & shrubs
  • Handle fertilizers & soil enrichment materials
  • Move & spread soil and aggregates
  • Install seed & sod
  • Hand tool use, including wheelbarrow
  • Load & unload materials
  • Planting & watering

And while not mandatory, it would be great if you also have:

  • Ability to use hand equipment with mechanized moving blades such as gas powered shears
  • Ability to use manual hand tools such as shovels
  • Ability to work from elevated heights such as an 8" A-frame ladder
  • Ability to use a hand shovel for extended period
  • Ability to move soil, equipment, and materials, digs holes, and plant trees, shrubs and flowers
  • Ability to work in/or about situations near direct automotive traffic
  • Ability to work near or about natural bodies of water
  • Ability to work 8+ hours per day with applicable breaks x 5 days/week (some overtime/weekend work required)
  • Ability to work in extreme conditions – temperatures may exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time
  • Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs. (mulch, fertilizer, etc.)
  • Ability to load/unload burlaps with plant cuttings onto trailer (up to 50 lbs.)
  • Ability to bend, stoop and twist continuously throughout the day

Education And Experience

  • Ability to follow supervisor instructions
  • Knowledge of safe working practices

Physical Demands/Requirements

  • Ability to load/unload trailers (up to 50 lbs.)
  • Ability to bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the day
  • Work 8+ hours per day with applicable breaks x 5 days/week (some overtime/weekend work required)

Work Environment

  • Ability to work in extreme conditions – temperatures may exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time
  • Work in/or about situations near direct automotive traffic
  • Work near or about natural bodies of water

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.

This job description is subject to change at any time.

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.

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