What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver position at Merchants Landscape Services, INC?
Driver
Preparing trucks for the day:
- Load gas cans, mowers and other equipment onto trucks/trailers
- Secure all equipment
- Maintain and correctly use issued personal protective equipment.
- Performing maintenance on properties:
Safely operate equipment with all necessary personal protective equipment
- Mow turf using various mowers
- Edge grass at curbs and walkways
- Blow leaves and clippings
- Prune shrubs and trees as needed and clear debris
- Pull weeds as needed
- Clean site and watch for trash, limbs, and rocks
Plantings and Flower Installation:
- Prep soil uniformly for flower or groundcover installation
- Plant material properly considering depth, size, placement, and spacing
- Apply mulch appropriately for type of material
- Water material correctly
- Edge beds or establish new bed edges
Performing maintenance on equipment:
- Unload equipment from trucks/trailers
- Wash equipment and truck
- Change equipment blades and oil
- Clean air filters
- Grease machines
You might be a good fit if you have:
- Valid Driver’s License
And while not mandatory, it would be great if you also have:
- Some experience in lawn care
- Ability to operate various lawn care machinery including mowers, edgers, backpack blowers
- Ability to operate various vehicles, with or without trailers
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Ability to safely perform heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of various landscaping equipment and materials, including, but not limited to backpack blowers, large containers of mulch/plant material, various sizes of lawnmowers, etc.
- Ability to leverage 80 lbs. of a walk behind mower over curbs
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to lift branches and limbs
- Ability to push, pull, grip and squeeze various tools, products and/or items (e.g., pruning
- Ability to walk up to 10 miles a day, sometimes uphill and on uneven terrain, often while carrying, pushing, or pulling equipment, materials, or debris.
- Ability to work in extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, precipitation)
- Noise level may be loud at times and use of ear plugs may be required (e.g., outdoor conditions, backpack blowers, running mowers, weedwackers)