Grounds person DAL 813 - Dallas, TX, United States - On Our Own Services

    On Our Own Services
    On Our Own Services Dallas, TX, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Description
    Landscaping and Groundskeeper Workers

    Job Purpose:

    Maintain property grounds using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers perform a variety of tasks sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking.

    Essential Duties and/or Responsibilities:
    • Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
    • Mow and edge property using power mowers and edgers.
    • Shovel snow from walks, driveways, and parking lots, and spread salt in those areas when applicable.
    • Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing and removing thatch, and trimming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls.
    • Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.
    • Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
    • Gather and remove litter.
    • Maintain tools and equipment.
    • Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
    • Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, veteran sitting areas, and other grounds features.
    • Assure lawns are watered.
    • Trim and pick flowers, and clean flower beds.
    • Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
    • Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers and foliage.
    • Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, and shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
    Knowledge and Skills Required:
    • Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
    • Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
    • Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
    • Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
    • Time Management - Managing one's own time