DUTIES: planting trees and shrubs, moving soil, sod, and mulch, assisting crew leaders with both manual tools and self-propelled machinery to excavate small trenches for irrigation pipes and installation of sprinklers (approx. 6” wide and 12” deep), pull, cut, and glue PVC sprinkler pipe, assisting with installation of sprinkler lines, heads, and valves, assemble fencing by preparing site, excavate post holes (approx. 24” deep), attach top and bottom rails to fence posts using brackets, screws, or nails, set posts in concrete footings, hang gates in designated openings using hinges and latches, mow, blow, and edge during growing season, trim around existing plantings, remove any support staking and wildlife fencing on plantings, fall cleanup, pruning, spreading granular fertilizer, applying rodent protection on plantings, installing wildlife protection fencing, trimming, removal of snow and ice, and the clearing of wood and debris. TOOLS include shovels, rakes, post-hole diggers, hammers, saws, wheelbarrows, as well as motorized machinery such as a Ditch Witch, or a mini-Skid Steer. In addition to those tools referenced, manual hand tools would include hand saws, pruners, mowers, and trimmers.
Employment period: Oct 1, 2026 – Feb 1, 2027
