Job Summary: The Landscape Crew Member will work alongside team members and crew leaders to create and maintain high-quality outdoor spaces for our clients. Responsibilities include installing and maintaining landscapes, planting and caring for trees, shrubs, and flowers, mowing lawns, trimming and edging, mulching, and performing general clean-up of outdoor areas. This role requires operating and maintaining landscaping equipment such as mowers, trimmers, and blowers while following safety protocols and ensuring a professional, well-kept appearance of all landscapes.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position does not have direct oversight over other personnel.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Consistently uphold and exceed Focal Pointes quality standards in all landscaping tasks.
• Collaborate effectively with team members in pairs and larger groups to complete projects efficiently.
• Operate and maintain powered landscaping equipment, including mowers, line trimmers, backpack blowers, chainsaws, hedge trimmers, sod cutters, and aerators.
• Maintain and enhance established landscapes by mowing, mulching, aerating, weeding, trimming shrubs, removing plants, and edging around flower beds, walkways, and walls.
• Utilize hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, hand pruners, and hedge trimmers to complete detailed landscape work.
• Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges using shears, pruners, and chainsaws to promote healthy growth and maintain a polished appearance.
• Ultimately, you will make our spaces are healthy and beautiful.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Knowledge of regional plant life
• The ability to lift heavy objects
• The ability to remain on your feet for long periods of time
• A love of the outdoors and plant life
• A high school degree or GED

Physical Requirements:

• Use their hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Stand for long periods of time.
• Walk or run for long periods of time.
• Repeat the same movements.
• Bend or twist their body.
• Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while remaining in place.
• Make quick, precise adjustments to machine controls.
• Use one or two hands to grasp, move, or assemble objects.
• Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm.
• See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
• Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects.
• Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired.
• Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out.
• Understand the speech of another person.
• See details of objects that are more than a few feet away.
• The employee will also be required to lift and move up to 50lbs.
• This job primarily operates in an outdoor setting.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position that is expected to work at assigned site. Work hours are generally Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 P.M., however some flexibility of the schedule is permissible with supervisor approval. Overtime, evenings and weekend work may be required, as well as occasional day-time travel.

AAP/EEO Statement: Focal Pointe provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.