Landscape Laborer Apply
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 7
- Job Duties:
- ***RFI Response*** The job description provided in Item F.a.2 closely resembles the O*Net job description for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers and should accurately distinguish itself from other occupations. O*Nets summary report for occupation #37-3011- Landscaping and Groundskeeping workers specifically notes that landscape workers may [M]ix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers. That summary report also notes that fertilizing is a task commonly given to landscape laborers. The job description in F.a.2 notes that the workers [M]ay mix and spray herbicides/insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders. The job description in F.a.2 does not mention the mixing of fertilizers but does mention that workers may participate in the act of fertilizing, which is listed as a common task given to landscape laborers in O*Nets summary report. There are no chemical equations necessary for the rudimentary mixing of water and pre-produced herbicide/insecticides into a hand-spray bottle. This task in the job description requires minimal landscape experience at most and will require no complex decision-making from the worker other than following instructions. ***Original F.a.2*** Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, and assist with installation of sprinklers and mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. May mix and spray herbicides/insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
- Job Classification:
- 37-3011.00 - Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
- Experience Required:
- Yes
- Months of Experience Required:
- 3
- Special Requirements:
- Requires three months of previous landscape experience. Must lift/carry 85 lbs., when necessary. Saturday work required, when necessary. Employer-paid drug testing required of foreign and domestic workers prior to commencing work and post-hire at random, upon suspicion of use, and post-accident. Employer may offer more than the stated work hours depending on weather, business needs, and other conditions. Extreme heat, cold, rain, or drought may affect exact working hours.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 40
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
