Landscape Construction Crew Member

Landscape Construction Crew Member

Location: Bend

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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00 - $25.00/hour D.O.E.

Description:
Rexius' Bend location is looking for Crew members to work in a fast-paced team environment, following the instructions of leadership to provide all essential and requested landscape maintenance to our clients.  

Essential Duties:

  • Communicate with team members and customers effectively and efficiently to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Provide high attention to detail when weeding beds.
  • Apply appropriate pruning practices on specific shrubs.
  • Mow lawns with both riding mowers and push mowers.
  • Travel with crew leader to jobsites.
  • Follow instructions provided by Manager and Crew Lead.
  • Act as an ambassador for Rexius to the public.
  • Maintain reliable, consistent, and punctual attendance.

Safety

  • ·      Follow all OSHA regulations that pertain to your job.
  • ·      Report any work hazards to your lead, supervisor, or manager immediately.
  • ·      Use personal protective equipment (PPE) as needed for the activities that will be assigned to you.
  • ·      Participate in all safety protocols and training procedures that are relevant to your position.
  • ·      Report and document all work related job injuries and accidents on Rexius provided form. 
  • ·      Attend and participate in annual safety training.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Ability to embrace and meet our standards of Excellence – REI

Reliability

o   Doing what we are expected to do

o   Being honest and accountable for our actions

o   Being on time and on task

o   Always doing what we say we will

Effort

o   Working hard and consistent

o   Committe4d to doing our jobs extremely well

o   Making great products

o   Providing great service

Integrity

o   Honesty and Transparency

o   Communicating professionally and respectfully

o   Acting in the best interest of others

o   Choosing the right thing over the easy thing

  • Knowledge of the principals of horticulture; including planting, pruning, identification of plants vs. weeds and fertilization
  • Ability to regularly operate machinery and hand tools for mowing, edging, weeding, pruning, shearing, blowing
  • Knowledge of OR-OSHA regulations and changes.
  • Ability to speak basic conversational English when speaking to clients.
  • Ability to engender trust from the owners, managers, team members, and customers.
  • Ability to work cooperatively with management, team members, and customers.
  • Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete tasks in a timely and independent manner.
  • Ability to accept constructive feedback.
  • Ability to share constructive feedback with supervisors.
  • Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
  • Ability to collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and maintain confidentiality.
  • Ability to communicate and express thoughts and ideas competently.
  • Ability to quickly grasp relevant concepts regarding duties and responsibilities.

Education / Experience:

  • Preferred Minimum of  1-year  relevant experience in the Landscape profession
  • Preferred High School Education or equivalent

Special Requirements/Certifications/Licenses: N/A

Physical and Environmental Requirements:

  • May be required to lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Hand-eye coordination and hand, arm, and finger mobility for detailed work with objects.
  • Active movement throughout the day: sitting, walking, standing, squatting, bending, stooping, reaching, etc. (not a sedentary position).
  • Vision: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Hearing: able to satisfactorily communicate with customers, owners, and other staff members to ensure that verbal communication is clearly understood, particularly during emergency situations.
  • Finger dexterity is needed to operate machinery and reload string trimmers
  • Work 8 to 10 hours per day in all weather conditions.
  • Exposure to moderate noise levels. Hearing protection is provided and must be used.
  • Exposure to hectic, fast-paced, high anxiety environments. 

Additional or different duties may be assigned occasionally at the employer’s discretion.