Landscaping and Grounds Keepers

This position is for a seasonal Landscaper employed by Landscape Garden Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The worker performs manual outdoor labor in the residential and commercial landscape maintenance industry. This position does not include snow or tree climbing. All duties are performed at ground level only. No ladders, lifts, or climbing are used. The worker will prepare planting beds by hand-weeding, removing debris, raking, and leveling soil. They will plant annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses, and shrubs no taller than 5 feet using hand tools such as shovels, trowels, and spades. Mulch, soil, or decorative rock is loaded into a wheelbarrow and spread by rake or hand around the planting beds. No large trees are installed or trimmed. Any light pruning of shrubs or bushes is done only from the ground using handheld pruning shears, hedge trimmers, or loppers. No tree trimming or arborist duties are performed. Turf maintenance includes mowing grass with push or riding mowers and trimming edges using handheld string trimmers. The worker will use gas or battery blowers to clean up clippings and leaves. Watering of plants is done with garden hoses or handheld sprinklers. The employee does not work with blueprints, architectural drawings, or heavy construction equipment. There is no snow removal work of any kind. The seasonal work period does not include winter months. The employee will not operate snowblowers or plows, nor shovel or treat ice/snow surfaces. The worker