Landscape Extras Team Member

The Grounds Guys of Barrie


Date: 1 day ago
City: Barrie, Ontario
Contract type: Full time
Benefits:

  • Competitive salary
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Training & development


Extras Team Member

Are you someone who can jump right into the fire and handle the heat? If so, take a moment to read this position!

Looking for individuals to join our fast paced, customer focused work environment with a strong, reliable attitude

About Us

The Grounds Guys abides by the simple values outlined in our company acronym "C.A.R.E.", which are: Customers first, Attitude, Respect, and Enjoy life in the process! Conducting business with these values in mind, we create a true culture of positivity, productivity, and community between our employees and customers.

With the passion for hard work shared between the 10 brothers that founded The Grounds Guys, the desire for success is truly at our core. If you are looking for a fulfilling, enjoyable position, then take a moment to see if this position is right for you!

About You

As a member of the Ground Guys team, you will perform landscaping at high levels of quality and service. Exemplifying our code of values, you show respect and courtesy to all customers and employees.

You are self-motivated, thrive in fast moving environments, and are able to manage time to effectively meet deadlines. You have at least one year of landscaping experience and proven communication skills with supervisors, employees, and customers.

Depending on qualifications and work performance, summer staff may be offered a position for winter with snow removal.

Responsibilities

  • Perform landscape "Extras" such as hand garden weeding, planting of annuals, perennials, shrubs, spring clean-up, fall clean-up, trimming, and pruning, garden bed creation and planting, mulch installation, sod installation, stump removals
  • Operate a variety of mechanical and hand equipment including bed edgers, commercial mowers, blowers, dump trailers, pruners, line trimmers, and tillers
  • Perform landscape enhancement activities such as mulch application, plantings, top soil application, lawn seeding, sod installation
  • Address clients' questions, comments, and concerns or refer clients to the Team Leader as appropriate
  • Assist Team Leader with job planning and organization, thereby ensuring sufficient resources and materials are readily available
  • Assist with equipment maintenance and repair under supervision of the Garden Team Lead
  • Perform other duties as required


Job Requirements

  • This is a full time, seasonal position
  • 1 year experience in field or related
  • Valid G Driver's License with clean driver's abstract
  • Background check
  • Own reliable transportation to shop
  • Able to work days, weekends, early morning, early evening
  • Willingness to work occasional overtime
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds to waist level and perform all other physical requirements associated with this position


*This is a seasonal job with approx. Working dates from April 15 to November 30 *

Rate of Pay: $20 to $23 per hour depending on experience.

We are actively interviewing for this position - Apply today and our hiring manager will follow up!

  • All independently owned and operated franchised businesses operate under the service brands’ marks, trademarks, trade names, logos, emblems, slogans, or other indicia of origin in connection with The Grounds Guys franchise system within a specified geographical area. Only the independently owned and operated franchised business shall have any interaction with or authority for its business and make all employment related decisions related to its franchised business.
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