Property Maintenance Laborer

River Valley Lawnscape of Red Wing is now hiring a Property Maintenance Laborer (Lawn Care & Winter Snow Removal) to work in our Lawnscape department. This position is eligible for our full-time benefit package.  

Applicants are encouraged to apply in-person at 3399 South Service Drive, Red Wing, MN 55066. Please ask for Lawnscape Manager – Jason Dille.

We are looking for an additional team member to provide the highest quality lawn maintenance & snow removal for our valued 30+ year customer base. River valley is the longest established and largest volume provider of professional lawn care in the red wing & lake city area.  

This role can be customer facing & interacting, with seasonal diverse duties: getting properties ready for spring, summer weekly mowing, trimming, pruning shrubbery, fall leaf cleanups & winter snow removal. Ideal candidate enjoys the independence of working outdoors as a two man team as well as working a flexible M-F schedule that as long as the work gets done can be flexible. 

River Valley uses an updated fleet of $1m+ of  trucks & trailers, the latest in zero turn riding mowing equipment, and a fleet of snow removal equipment.  Ideal candidate is very mechanical & enjoys operating equipment. 

Qualifications:

Skill and Experience: 

• Ability to run late model commercial mowing equipment & full range of winter snow removal equipment.


• Proper operation and maintenance of grounds tools, equipment and machinery.


• Can work independently and as part of a team environment.


• Strong work ethic and positive attitude.


• Self-starter who can manage time effectively.


• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds. 


• Requires full range of motion in order to operate equipment. 


• Ability to work in all-weather elements. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs regular lawn-scape maintenance by mowing lawns with riding or push mowers; trimming and edging around trees, sidewalks, shrubs, etc.


• Performs tasks common to care of lawns by seeding, fertilizing, and mowing.


• Assists with snow removal and installing winter equipment to assist in spreading sand and salt.


• Safely operates light vehicles and portable power tools and equipment such as trimmers, sprayers and snow/leaf blowers.


• Load and unload lawn care tools into/from work trucks


• Drive work trucks to/from job sites

Compensation:

$20.00 - $30.00 per hour, depending on season & experience.

Schedule:

Summer Schedule is: M-F 8:00AM to 4:30PM Hours may vary based on business needs. 

Winter Schedule is: On-Call; weather dependent.

Comprehensive Benefits:

River Valley provides a wide range of employee benefits to support health and wellness, financial well-being and work/life balance.  

*Medical and Dental Insurance and Vision

• Medial Insurance – offers four enrollment tiers: Employee, Employee + Spouse, Employee + Child(ren), and Family. *Option as low as $50/month


• Dental Insurance – offers three tiers: Employee, Employee + 1, and Family


• Health Savings Account offered with the high deductible medical plan


• Employees are eligible first of month following thirty days from hire


• Discounts on vision services

*Retirement benefits

• 401(k) – Traditional and Roth options available with generous Employer match


• New employees become fully vested after 6 years


• Financial planning available


• Direct access to financial experts

*Ancillary benefits

• Life Insurance options


• Short-term disability


• Accident


• Cancer


• Critical Illness

*Employee Well-Being

• Get Active Program


• Wellness Marketplace – discounts on health products and services


• Employee Assistance Program


• Doctor on Demand – provides medical and psychiatric online care and services

*Paid Time Off

• Paid Time Off hours, including sick time


• Scheduled Holidays

*Extras

• Demo boats for personal use


• Company provided apparel


• Discounts on units and parts