Landscape Services

Merchants Landscape Is seeking a Driver to work in Rancho Cucamonga. Must have transportation to Merchants Landscape yard. 

Driver: Here’s what you’d do:

The Crew Member Driver is responsible for safely and efficiently producing quality landscape service that meets or exceeds the standards of clients and management.

You’d be responsible for:

Preparing trucks for the day:

• Load gas cans, mowers and other equipment onto trucks/trailers
• Secure all equipment
• Maintain and correctly use issued personal protective equipment.

Performing maintenance on properties:

• Safely operate equipment with all necessary personal protective equipment
• Mow turf using various mowers
• Edge grass at curbs and walkways
• Blow leaves and clippings
• Prune shrubs and trees as needed and clear debris
• Pull weeds as needed
• Clean site and watch for trash, limbs, and rocks

Plantings and Flower Installation:

• Prep soil uniformly for flower or groundcover installation
• Plant material properly considering depth, size, placement, and spacing
• Apply mulch appropriately for type of material
• Water material correctly
• Edge beds or establish new bed edges

Performing maintenance on equipment:

• Unload equipment from trucks/trailers
• Wash equipment and truck
• Change equipment blades and oil
• Clean air filters
• Grease machines

 You might be a good fit if you have:

• Valid Driver’s License

 And while not mandatory, it would be great if you also have:

• Some experience in lawn care
• Ability to operate various lawn care machinery including mowers, edgers, backpack blowers
• Ability to operate various vehicles, with or without trailers
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Ability to safely perform heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of various landscaping equipment and materials, including, but not limited to backpack blowers, large containers of mulch/plant material, various sizes of lawnmowers, etc.
• Ability to leverage 80 lbs. of a walk behind mower over curbs
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to lift branches and limbs
• Ability to push, pull, grip and squeeze various tools, products and/or items (e.g., pruning
• Ability to sometimes walk uphill and on uneven terrain, often while carrying, pushing, or pulling equipment, materials, or debris.
• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, precipitation)
• Noise level may be loud at times and use of ear plugs may be required (e.g., outdoor conditions, backpack blowers, running mowers, weedwackers) 

Merchants Landscape Services offers 5 paid sick days per year, starts after 90 days of employment.

Paid major Holidays if you are regularly scheduled to work that day. after 90 days of employment.