Job Title: Landscaper/ Groundskeeper/ Laborer
 
 
Location: Melbourne, FL(32901)
 
 
Duration: Long Term
 
 
Shift hours: Day Shift - 7:00am-3:00pm
 
 
Note: Must have Driver's License 
 
 
Job Description:
 
  
 - Operates lawn equipment such as mowers, edger's, blowers, fertilizer spreaders, and clippers.
 - Mows grass, pulls weeds, picks up trash/debris, sweeps sand/gravel, digs trenches, and cleans drainage ditches
 - Performs fence repairs and installs fencing as required.
 - Operates motor vehicles mowers and equipment on airport ramps, taxiways, runways, and safety areas under the direction of team leaders.
 - Assists airport staff during emergencies involving aircraft or vehicle accidents, inclement weather conditions, and reports problems to supervisor
 - Performs other duties as assigned.
 
  
 
 
Minimum requirements:
 
 
   
  - High School Diploma or G.E.D. with 6 (six) months experience in manual labor, lifting, landscape maintenance, and general knowledge of hand tools.
 - Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License.
 - Must be able to pass Federal fingerprint-based criminal background check.
 - Must attend FAA Security Standards Class and successfully pass a test with a minimum score of 70.
 
   
  
 
 Preferences:
 
 
   
  - Previous experience in landscaping, mowing, and labor-intensive duties.
 
   
  
 
 Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
 
 
   
  - Knowledge of tools and equipment required to complete the above tasks.
 - Ability to learn to safely operate and control vehicles on the airfield, ramp, taxiways, and runways.
 - Ability to speak, read, and write fluent English and to understand written and oral directions.
 - Ability to hear, speak, and understand conversation in English in a normal tone of voice.
 - Ability to see and read letters, numbers, characters, or symbols and identify colors.
 - Ability to learn, understand, and remember normal tasks.
 - Ability to use small hand tools which require the use of hands, wrist, and fingers.
 - Ability to work in adverse weather conditions day or night, including very hot and humid weather.
 - Ability to perform hard manual labor in all weather conditions.
 - Ability to lift large pieces of equipment while bending and/or squatting.
 - Ability to walk and work on unstable soil conditions.
 - Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time.
 - Ability to work various shifts as assigned.
 - Ability to climb ladders and stairs.
 - Ability to lift 50 pound.
 
   
   
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