Winter Lawncare Technician

RFI Response

The vehicles used by the workers for snow removal and winter precipitation preparation are all non-commercial class vehicles. These trucks are gas and diesel powered, and range from 3/4 ton to 5500 series trucks outfitted with removable front plows and salt/brine distributors/spreaders. No special drivers’ license is required for these vehicles.

In addition to the vehicles, the workers may utilize 4 wheelers with plows, mobile snow removal (push) machines, and snow loaders which would be like skid steer for snow removal.

The snow removal will be performed in heavy person traffic areas, including banks, restaurants, retail locations, factories, warehouses, residential care facilities, entire neighborhoods, gas stations, convenience stores, medical buildings.

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The Winter Lawncare Technician will perform both landscaping and lawncare maintenance work, and then snow removal and related duties throughout the winter months. Specifically, the workers will use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes; operate vehicles or powered equipment such as mowers, weed-eater blower, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws; water lawns, trees, or plants using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans; prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges using shears, pruners, or chain saws (all done on ground level); perform tasks such as cutting grass, weed eating, edging, blowing grass clippings off concrete, weed pulling, planting shrubs/trees/flowers, building new beds, mulching, shrub trimming; use wheel barrel to move materials. Additionally, the workers will use snow shovels, motorized snow blowers, hand powered snow distributors, and vehicle powered snow scrapers to remove snow and hand and vehicle powered ice melt distributors to remove ice, from residential and commercial properties.

WORK WILL GENERALLY BE PERFORMED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 7:00 AM UNTIL 4:00 PM WITH 1 HOUR FOR LUNCH, HOWEVER, WEEKENDS MAY BE

REQUIRED BASED ON WEATHER CONDITIONS. OVERTIME MAY BE AVAILABLE, BUT IS NOT GUARANTEED.

**VOLUNTARY LOW-COST HOUSING IS AVAILABLE TO WORKERS FOR THE OPTION TO BOARD, $250 PER MONTH FOR HOUSING IS DEDUCTED FROM

WORKER'S PAYCHECK FOR WORKERS WHO CHOOSE HOUSING; ALL UTILITIES PAID; HOUSING IS NOT MANDATORY.

Requirements: ABILITY TO LIFT WEIGHT UP TO 25 LBS ON A REGULAR BASIS. RANDOM DRUG SCREENING UPON HIRE (PAID FOR BY EMPLOYER); POST-ACCIDENT DRUG TESTING (PAID

FOR BY EMPLOYER).