landscape gardener
Position Purpose/Description: As a gardener you will work on a crew of 2-3 people under the supervision of a lead gardener. As a team you will provide the highest level of customer service to our clients by performing the physical duties of professional gardening.
Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities:
� Excellent attention to detail while performing tasks at a rigorous pace
� Ability to problem solve and make sound decisions relating to service excellence, safety, team success and productivity
� Completing daily property notes at a high standard and communicating urgent needs promptly
� Hand Weeding
� Hand pruning of perennials and shrubs to encourage healthy growth and structure
� Deadheading
� Garden bed watering and feeding of plants and maintaining appropriate mulch levels
� Proper plant installation
� Minor drip irrigation repair & adjustments
� Spring and Fall property clean ups
� Provide friendly & professional customer service
Team Member Expectations:
� We value our talented team. Gardeners must be team players and practice AV values including respect, positivity, open communication, and shared responsibility
� AV team members need to be dependable, and on-time.
� Must have reliable transportation to and from the AV shop and a reliable form of communication.
� Severe or unexpected seasonal weather can dramatically affect landscaping work. Team members must be flexible with route/task and work-day rescheduling. AV Managers strive to communicate promptly with team members when weather requires changes to schedules.
� Ability to safely and effectively operate small power equipment such as string trimmers, backpack blowers, hedge trimmers, gardening hand tools...we will train you!
� Must be able to safely lift 50 lbs and 75 lbs with assistance and safely bend, stoop, kneel, lift, pull, push, squat and stand for long periods of time
� Must be able to work outdoors up to 10 hours per day in various weather conditions
� Ability to use mobile apps for accurate timekeeping and property notes
� Experience and knowledge of proper gardening and pruning techniques, tool cleaning and maintenance, plant & bed care maintenance, Colorado weed/invasive plant ID, Colorado plant ID & diagnosis, pest ID (a plus!)
Required Licenses or Certifications:
� Valid CO Driver's License and insurable by Aqua Verde LLC insurance carriers.
The ideal candidate for this position is reliable, works well with others and pays a lot of attention to the details. A background in horticulture is helpful but not required. The focus of this position is high levels of work, a great attitude and great customer care. This is a Seasonal, Full Time position (March 14th-October 31st) with Holiday lighting through November 30th.
We offer:
� Compensation $16-19 per hour dependent upon experience
� A positive work environment with great co workers
� Uniform and tools required
Position Purpose/Description: As a gardener you will work on a crew of 2-3 people under the supervision of a lead gardener. As a team you will provide the highest level of customer service to our clients by performing the physical duties of professional gardening.
Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities:
� Excellent attention to detail while performing tasks at a rigorous pace
� Ability to problem solve and make sound decisions relating to service excellence, safety, team success and productivity
� Completing daily property notes at a high standard and communicating urgent needs promptly
� Hand Weeding
� Hand pruning of perennials and shrubs to encourage healthy growth and structure
� Deadheading
� Garden bed watering and feeding of plants and maintaining appropriate mulch levels
� Proper plant installation
� Minor drip irrigation repair & adjustments
� Spring and Fall property clean ups
� Provide friendly & professional customer service
Team Member Expectations:
� We value our talented team. Gardeners must be team players and practice AV values including respect, positivity, open communication, and shared responsibility
� AV team members need to be dependable, and on-time.
� Must have reliable transportation to and from the AV shop and a reliable form of communication.
� Severe or unexpected seasonal weather can dramatically affect landscaping work. Team members must be flexible with route/task and work-day rescheduling. AV Managers strive to communicate promptly with team members when weather requires changes to schedules.
� Ability to safely and effectively operate small power equipment such as string trimmers, backpack blowers, hedge trimmers, gardening hand tools...we will train you!
� Must be able to safely lift 50 lbs and 75 lbs with assistance and safely bend, stoop, kneel, lift, pull, push, squat and stand for long periods of time
� Must be able to work outdoors up to 10 hours per day in various weather conditions
� Ability to use mobile apps for accurate timekeeping and property notes
� Experience and knowledge of proper gardening and pruning techniques, tool cleaning and maintenance, plant & bed care maintenance, Colorado weed/invasive plant ID, Colorado plant ID & diagnosis, pest ID (a plus!)
Required Licenses or Certifications:
� Valid CO Driver's License and insurable by Aqua Verde LLC insurance carriers.
The ideal candidate for this position is reliable, works well with others and pays a lot of attention to the details. A background in horticulture is helpful but not required. The focus of this position is high levels of work, a great attitude and great customer care. This is a Seasonal, Full Time position (March 14th-October 31st) with Holiday lighting through November 30th.
We offer:
� Compensation $16-19 per hour dependent upon experience
� A positive work environment with great co workers
� Uniform and tools required