Description

Dolan Auto Group, named Best Place to Work in Northern Nevada, is looking for a Landscaping Maintenance Groundskeeper to perform landscaping and related services required to maintain safe and attractive grounds.

Why Dolan?

We are an exciting, dynamic, and highly successful team. We are big community supporters and provide a fun, exciting, and collaborative workplace where growth and advancement opportunities abound. We offer a generous comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Collects and discards litter or other waste materials.
• Operates a variety of maintenance equipment such as shovels, rakes, or saws to complete assignments.
• Operates power equipment and other vehicles such as tractors, mowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, or other similar machines. 
• Ensures proper hydration of lawns, trees, and plants using sprinkler systems, hoses, watering cans, or irrigation systems.
• Trims trees and vegetation and maintains flower beds.
• Maintains sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other features; performs general cleaning and snow removal.
• Plans and cultivates lawns, turf, or gardens and, based on landscaping designs, determines further work that should occur. 
• Delivers and spreads topsoil and/or straw over newly seeded areas. 
• Prepares chemicals as needed for application by mixing according to directions. 
• Applies fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees by spraying or spreading.
• Where artificial turf is used, periodically replace cushion pads; vacuum and disinfect turf after use.
• Performs regular and seasonal maintenance on irrigation systems including any necessary winterizing procedures.
• Installs and maintains specialty features such as rock gardens, retaining walls, decks, or playground equipment.
• Educates and consults with clients regarding plant selection, care, and costs of additional services and maintenance.

Benefits:

After 90 days (about 3 months) every full time Dolan Auto Group employee will receive the following benefits:

• Paid Time Off/Vacation.
• Employer Paid Health Insurance.
• Employer Paid Dental Insurance.
• Employer Paid Vision Insurance.
• Employer Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance.
• Employer Paid Term Life Insurance.
• Employer Matched Christmas Club Savings Fund.
• Employee pricing on vehicle purchases, service, and parts.
• Training, tuition, and certification reimbursement for job-specific training.
• Exclusive employee discounts are available through select local businesses.

401k Retirement Plan:

In addition, optional Allstate supplemental benefits are available at the employee's expense including additional dental, vision, short-term disability, accident, cancer, etc.

Why Should You Apply?

At Dolan Auto Group, it's all about the drive. The drive to do better. To improve each, and every day. To move expectations forward. To break away from the status quo, and to connect to our community like never before. Not only are we big community supporters, but we also provide a fun, fast-paced, and rapidly growing workplace where growth and advancement opportunities abound for over 600 local residents, we call the Dolan Family.

A Few Things Worth Knowing about Dolan Auto Group:

Dolan Auto Group has been serving the Reno Tahoe community since 1982, currently employing over 600 local residents. We take pride in being a family owned and operated business dedicated to treating our employees and customers like family, all while working to make a difference in the lives of those in our community who need it most.

• Voted Best Place to Work and received 1st place: 2020, 2021, and 2022.
• Best Place to Work Finalist 2016, 2017, 2018 - voted for by over 600 employees.
• Most Philanthropic Business by NNBW.
• Business Recognition Program Honored by the City of Reno.

Get In and Join the Family!

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Possess an acceptable driving record and a valid driver's license.
• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Basic understanding of groundskeeping and landscaping practices and procedures.
• Ability to work efficiently and thoroughly.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Thorough understanding of how to care for various types of lawns, greenery, and plants.
• Ability to operate various types of power equipment including lawnmowers, trimmers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, and other landscaping equipment.
• Ability to use hand tools required for landscaping.
• Ability to follow instructions and complete assignments.

Physical Demands:

Physical demands include, but are not limited to:

• Prolonged periods standing, walking, stretching, bending, climbing ladders, kneeling, and pulling. 
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time.
• Must be physically able to operate power equipment.
• Must be able to work in a variety of weather conditions.