Landscape Maintenance Lead

Iowa City Landscaping & Garden Center in Iowa City, IA is looking a qualified individual to lead one of our landscape maintenance teams. Our ideal candidate is a self-starter, good communicator, ambitious, and reliable. You would be leading a team of 1 - 2 additional people in performing garden tasks such as pruning, weeding, small removals, mulching, light planting, edging, etc. primarily in Iowa City and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities:

·        Perform and oversee maintenance, planting, and associated tasks.

·        Organize maintenance equipment, advise supervisor of equipment needs.

·        Ensure that other employees practice proper techniques for planting, pruning, and other

tasks relevant to the job.

·        Ensure that the jobsite is maintained professionally and left in an orderly fashion

·        Ensure that safety procedures are followed while in company vehicles and on the jobsite.

·        Keep vehicles and other power equipment clean and in working order, and that

scheduled maintenance is performed.

·        Ensure jobsite functions efficiently to maintain profitability.

·        Follow the work schedule set by the supervisor.

·        Attend staff and safety meetings. Report injuries promptly

·        Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

·        Working knowledge of plants

·        Knowledgeable in landscaping and maintenance techniques

·        Able to lift fifty (50) pounds

·        Valid Iowa driver’s license

If interested in this position, please also fill out an application on our website iowacitylandscaping.com. The link can be found under "Contact" in the website. We are looking forward to receiving your application. Thank you.