Description

The Greenery of Charleston

We specialize in landscape installation, maintenance, irrigation, landscape lighting, flatwork hardscape, and more. The Greenery is the leading landscape provider throughout the markets we serve and is recognized as an industry leader currently ranked the 29th largest landscape firm in the nation. We are all united and driven by a common mission; "to be the best landscaping company in the markets we serve." We specialize in wide-ranging landscape programs for commercial and residential clients. 

The Greenery has a comprehensive base of clients, all with different specifications, expectations, and required service levels. Our company portfolio includes landscape management and installation for exclusive resorts, gated communities, HOA's, POA's, hotels, multi-family communities, municipalities, hospitals, DOT highway mowing, mechanical sweeping, aquatic management, and residential maintenance. We focus on building long-term partnerships with clients and providing quality service that exceeds expectations. We have four facilities in the Charleston tri-county area, employing over 300 people.

We are currently hiring Crew Members for all of our locations - North Charleston, Daniel Island, and Johns Island.

We provide competitive pay, benefits, paid time off, attractive referral bonuses, and year-round job security. 

Culture and Career Development

We are a family-owned and operated company that promotes a family-like culture. Every employee is considered a part of the Greenery family and is treated as such. We prefer to promote from within and challenge and encourage employees to grow their landscaping and horticulture knowledge. The Greenery's culture and career development are essentially why we have many long-term, loyal employees. We also promote a strengths-based culture where every employee works according to their top strengths and talents. The Greenery recognizes every employee as a valuable asset of the business and team. We love to show our appreciation and value to each and every employee. 

We focus on a culture of safety, recognizing our employees as our most valuable asset. We also have a growing tradition of continually developing our employees, company culture, and innovative spirit. At The Greenery, the voice of our employees is cared about and heard. We celebrate birthdays, anniversaries/tenure, regularly hold company-sponsored events to thank employees for their hard work and enjoy time together. 

General Description

This is a full-time, non-exempt, hourly position working 35 hours during a regular workweek schedule (7:00am -3:30pm, Monday-Friday). The purpose of this position is to perform the necessary landscaping duties to clients of the company. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: mowing, trimming, fertilizing, raking, planting, sod laying, and digging. This is generally an entry-level position that follows the direction of a Crew Leader and reports to an Account Supervisor. We are willing to train the right candidates with a positive attitude and strong work ethic. The Greenery has constructive training techniques that can take any professional-level candidate and form them into a top-notch employee that can quickly be promoted. Bilingual candidates are highly encouraged to apply. 

Tasks

· Gather and remove litter

· Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, pole saws, hedge or brush trimmers, loppers, hand pruners, etc.

· Operate power equipment such as mowers (Push, Walk-behind & Rider), chainsaws, pruning saws, weed eaters, edger's, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, etc.

· Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws

· Spread/spray fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic spreaders

· Manual labor includes pulling weeds, picking up debris, raking, digging holes, using a wheelbarrow, climbing a ladder, etc.

· Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding or trimming, or edging around flower beds, walks, and walls

· Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds

· Plant flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools

· Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edger's

· Rake, mulch, and bag leaves

· Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, planters, or other ground features

Salary

Dependent upon experience, if the candidate has a driver's license, and bilingualism