Groundskeeper

Strange’s has a position opening for a full-time Groundskeeper at the Short Pump Garden Center. This team member is responsible for performing routine grounds keeping and building maintenance as well as assisting the Nursery team with day-to-day Nursery department operations. The essential candidate has experience operating grounds machinery/equipment.

Skills & Abilities :

• Positive attitude and professional demeanor
• General knowledge of gardening and plant care as well as operation of general hand, power, and shop tools
• Physically fit

Starting Hourly Pay Rate: $15.00

Scheduling: Flexible – Any 5 days 8 AM – 5 PM (Saturdays required March-May and Thanksgiving-December) 

Benefits: Full benefits package including PTO, healthcare, and 401K

Job Responsibilities

• • Cuts lawn, trims and edges around walks, flower beds, walls, etc.
  • Plants flowers, trees and shrubs based on management direction and maintains established garden beds
  • Prunes shrubs and trees
  • Spreads fertilizers and applies herbicides
  • Removes snow and ice from building walkways and steps; rake leaves, clean and sweep litter
  • Maintains grounds equipment/machinery (i.e. forklifts, scissor lifts, and tractors) and ensures that all equipment is in good working condition
  • May perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping
  • May perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on buildings and greenhouses
  • Performs other duties as assigned by management (i.e., snow and trash removal)
  • Assists in applying whitening to greenhouse glass during warm seasons
  • Assists in the preparation for boiler inspections and repairs
• • Communicates frequently with management regarding possible product issues such as, disease or pest problems
  • Assists in unloading, loading, and distributing plant material for the nursery and greenhouse departments during the spring and fall seasons

Strange's has been a full service family owned and operated florist and garden center in the Metro Richmond, VA area for 90 years. At Strange's, we pride ourselves in offering our team members a fun work environment with a family feel.