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Rhodes Enterprises

Landscape Specialist

Rhodes Enterprises, Mcallen, Texas, United States, 78501

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Description At Rhodes, our core purpose is to enhance the lives of our customers and team through building communities. We specialize in developing master planned communities and construction of high quality, energy efficient homes. Rhodes has been recognized among the fastest growing private companies in the US by Inc. 5000 and is on a mission to expand its footprint into more communities across South Texas. Since 2019, Esperanza Homes, a Rhodes Company, has ranked nationally on the Builder Magazine’s Top 100 Builders list, and is on an aggressive growth trajectory to serve more communities across South Texas.

Rhodes was founded in the early 1990’s as a land acquisition and holding company. In 2006, the company shifted gears and ventured into residential/commercial land development and home building with the formation of Esperanza Homes. Rhodes Enterprises has grown to one of the largest developers of residential, commercial, and master-planned communities in the areas we serve. We are passionate about our customers, building exceptional homes, our team, and the communities where we live and work.

Rhodes is a certified Great Place to Work, when you choose to work with us, you are part of a passionate and high-performing Team! You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day and are excited to continue to grow and build communities.

Benefits Of Being a Part Of Our Team Include

Competitive Compensation including Bonus & Profit Sharing Programs

Health Care - Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug Coverage

Employer Paid Health Reimbursement Account for Medically Enrolled Staff

401(k) with Company Matching Contributions

Disability Programs

Employee & Dependent Life Insurance

Vacation & Company Holidays

Employee Home Purchase Rebate Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Role Mission As a Landscape Maintenance Specialist at Rhodes, you will be responsible to providing maintenance and grounds keeping to keep our communities looking beautiful and clean. You are part of the Property & Customer Care Team and will have an exciting opportunity to support the accomplishment of our organizational purpose to create beautifully engaging communities.

Accountabilities

Maintaining site landscaping and grounds through fertilizing, mowing, weed eating, planting/trimming trees and other vegetation along with other grounds maintenance duties as identified

Maintaining lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and irrigation

Fertilizing lawn, trees, flowers and shrubs and spreading mulch

Trimming trees, hedges and shrubs and preventing and eliminating weeds

Utilizing insecticides, fertilizers and chemical sprays to treat diseases

Keeping ground free from trash, litter and debris and emptying trash receptacles when needed

Conducting basic irrigation audit and performing irrigation repairs

Operate and provide maintenance to department and company equipment and machinery, hand tools and power tools as necessary

Perform other duties as assigned

Embodies Rhodes Core Values

Act with Integrity, No Exceptions

Honor our Team

Never Be Satisfied – continuously looks for ways to improve every aspect of our business

Best in Class Customer Experience -provide a best-in-class customer experience – every time, with every customer

Community Leadership – we take pride in actively engaging in the communities we serve, making them better for our future

Lives The Values Of The Rhodes Team

Believes and is committed to our mission to enhance the lives of our customers and our team through building communities

Is driven by outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them

Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly

Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change

Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization

Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualifications

High school diploma, GED or suitable equivalent

1+ year groundskeeping or related experience

Valid driver’s license

Free from allergies that interfere with groundskeeping duties

Available to work overtime

Knowledge And Skills

Proficient in using manual and power tools safely

Able to operate landscaping equipment such as lawn mower, weed eater, leaf blower, shovel etc.

Ability to follow instructions

Proficient communication skills and ability to maintain logs and document activity

Physically agile and dexterous

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Physical Demands

Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling object(s) weighing up to 75 pounds. Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching. Repeated bending. Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate groups equipment and tools.

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