LOD Staffing is hiring: Landscaper (Entry Level) in San Antonio

A landscaper is responsible for building and maintaining gardens, , property buildings, and other outdoor landscapes. They ensure plant growth, the cleanliness of outdoor facilities and pruning of overgrown hedges.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform general maintenance duties such as cleaning walkways, fixing fountains, and applying plaster.

• Conduct minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds-keeping.

• Utilize pesticides to rid grounds of pests such as mosquitos, wasps, and ticks.

• Efficiently apply fertilizer to property grounds to enhance growth.

• Safely cut grounds using hand, power, or riding mower for trimming edges around walkways, flower beds, and walls.

• Monitor property grounds to ensure a pleasant appearance.

• Be willing to train and enhance knowledge in assigned duties.

• Ensure grounds are free of weeds and dead plants.

Job Requirements:

• A minimum of 1 month to a 1 year experience in a landscaping or groundskeeping role.

• Valid Texas Driver’s License (C) (or obtain driver's license with in 90 days of employment)

• Must be able to safely operate maintenance equipment including lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and hedge trimmers.

• Strong knowledge of pest management and basic lawn maintenance.

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Working knowledge of horticulture.

• Ability to lift 50 pounds.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

• Able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

• Ability to work in a variety of outside conditions for long periods of time.

Job Attire: Jeans, long sleeve shirt, steel toe boots.

Working Environment

Often work outdoors, but some workers may work indoors. Are often exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable. Are sometimes exposed to very hot or very cold temperatures when working outdoors. Are sometimes exposed to contaminants, such as fumes from paints, sealers, or pollen . Operating hand tools, machinery, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, repetitive motion.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

• Must be able to stand, walk, sit, handling, reach outward, reach above shoulder, crawl, squat/Kneel, bend, push and pull frequently. Maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on work surface.

• Ability to use upper and lower extremities to move or transport 25 to 50 pounds, including pressing against something to force it in a forward, downward or outward position or drag, haul 25 to 50 pounds

• Ability to bend the body downward and forward by bending spine at waist, and bending legs at knees and moving extremities in any direction

• Ability to withstand physical demands on the body, including being in a stationary and/or standing position most of the day

• Ability to express and exchange ideas by means of the spoken word, including where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly

• Ability to understand, remember and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information

Other Requirements

• Vision (near, distance)

• Sense of Sound (answering phone, fire alarms, horns)