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Gachina Landscape Management

Landscape Apprentice - East Branch - Newark, CA & Danville, CA

Gachina Landscape Management, Menlo Park, California, United States, 94029

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Overview Landscape Apprentice - East Branch - Newark, CA & Danville, CA

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Summary: Team members new to the landscape industry enter the Gachina Certification Program to learn production, safe equipment operation and The Gachina Way. During the Certification Program, your Supervisor will be your trainer and mentor. Upon successful completion of training and certification, team members will become a Landscape Maintenance or Construction Technician and will be assigned to a Crew Leader.

Reports To: Production Trainer

Training Program Responsibilities Experienced landscape professionals will demonstrate safe power equipment and hand tool operations, landscape practices that promote plant health, irrigation repairs & controller programming, shrub pruning, and planting, power mowing, trimming, blowing, raking, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, sod laying, sprinkler installation, irrigation repairs such as main lines, lateral repairs, sprinkler repairs, clock programming, and running manual irrigation valves.

Safe hand tool operations such as: picks and shovels, rakes, pruning saws, hand pruners or bush trimmers, and axes.

Safe power equipment operations such as: mowers, blowers, weed eaters, edgers, hedge trimmers, chainsaws, sod cutters, or pruning saws, tractors, twin-axle vehicles.

Water lawns, trees, or plants, using sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.

Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.

Trim trees or other vegetation (Trees under 15 feet).

Drive a company truck with attached trailer to work sites.

Position Requirements

Full range of mobility in upper and lower body

Able to reach overhead

Able to lift, pull and push materials and equipment to complete assigned job tasks

Able to lift 50 pounds of weight frequently throughout the work day

Able to work in various positions including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling and squatting

Reliable transportation to job site/office

Report to work at the designated time and location

Wear protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes (steel-toe boots), glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and hard hats

Work Conditions

Outdoors, exposed to weather, sounds, and noise levels

Details

Seniority level: Internship

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Facilities Services

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