CREW MEMBER - HAWAII

Description
JOB DEFINITION

To perform a wide variety of landscape maintenance functions related to but not limited to mowing, trimming, irrigation, edging, pruning landscape install, and snow removal (in snow markets).

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITES AND DUTIES

The essential general duties and responsibilities are listed below. Other duties may be assigned.

General:

Able to work in and around various landscaping settings including direct contact with various plant and landscaping materials and exposure to various dust, noise, and weather conditions
Communicate with lead people progress of tasks.
Driver’s license preferred

Training:

Learn aspects of installation work and assist where needed or assigned
Learn and perform basic planting skills
Prune trees, shrubs, and vines to encourage healthy growth.
Able to identify by common names 25 frequently used plants that appear on the CLT plant list (bedding flowers, ground cover, shrubs, perennials, trees, and turf).
Guy wiring of trees.
Able to identify, by common name, 5 frequently seen weeds in planting beds
Recognize plant material in stress or in a problem state.
Able to identify by common name 5 frequently seen garden pests.
Able to differentiate weed grasses from desirable turf grasses in lawn areas.
Understand and complete the following basic irrigation repairs; sprinkler head replacement, sprinkler head arc and radius adjustment, lateral line repairs.
Smith Driving (if in driving capacity for Mainscape)

Equipment:

Able to operate landscape maintenance and construction hand tools and light equipment with the skill to satisfactorily perform the duties assigned
Report equipment in need of repair
Identify broken, poorly running, and misused equipment, fill out appropriate repair tag

Safety:

Understand and practice safety in all work circumstance.
To wear appropriate PPE at all times

Appearance:

To have a neat and clean appearance.
Conduct yourself in a professional manor at all times.
Wear Mainscape uniforms while at work (hats, shirt, pants and jackets)
Steel toed boots recommended (mandatory on customer sites where required and when required by job task)

Category specific essential duties and responsibilities as they may be assigned by your supervisor:

Mowing:

Push mowers
Walk behind with Velke
Zero turn riding mowers
String Trimmers
Blowers
Edger’s
Trash/Debris Pickup
Proper set up / dispersal of crew members on job site

Pruning:

Ladders
Gas powered Hedge trimmers
Loppers / hand pruners
Chain saws
Ability to recognize plants that need special pruning needs/ times

Bed Care:

Ability to properly apply pre-emergent, selective and non-selective herbicides
Ability to identify desirable plants from weeds in a specific area
Pulling and spraying of weeds
Mixing of chemicals

Landscape Installation:

To know how safely lift / move heavy items
Knowledge of how to install plants properly
Ability to apply granular fertilizers after proper training under supervision
Thorough knowledge of plant varieties and cultivars
Appropriate set up of crew on job site
Knowledge of proper sequence of landscape installation

Annual Flowers

Identification of plants
Watering and fertilization of plants
Checking plants for insects/diseases
Loading and fill procedures
Installation

Fertilization (in applicable markets):