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EQUIP Enterprises Grounds Worker - Waskom Travel Information Center in Waskom, Texas

Now Hiring! We want you on our team!!

  • Helping People!
  • Great Team!
  • Amazing Culture!

If that sounds great to you, come join our team, where our passion and purpose is to provide job skills training, a compassionate culture, and employment opportunities for disabled veterans and other people with disabilities! If you are interested, please consider applying for this position within our company as a Grounds Laborer.

Job Summary: Under the direction of the Supervisor, the Grounds Laborer is responsible for:

  • Cultivation and care of landscaping and grounds on open grounds and around buildings and / or structures;
  • May perform some janitorial work;
  • Maintains constant monitoring of cleanliness to ensure company standards are correctly maintained while using the appropriate supplies and equipment in a responsible and efficient manner;
  • May perform janitorial duties as needed.

* Due to contract requirements, priority will be given to persons with disabilities. *

Job Duties:

  • Perform various grounds keeping duties;
  • Cut / Mow lawn using hand, power, or riding mower;
  • Trim and edge around walks, flower beds, and walls;
  • Rake and prepare, and replace and/or lay seed or sod in needed areas;
  • Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes;
  • Apply fertilizer and / or pesticides to the ground to enhance growth;
  • Remove stumps, fills holes, and apply grass seed as needed;
  • Remove all landscaping debris;
  • Cut down tree limbs that are posing a danger;
  • Trim shrubs and pull weeds;
  • Perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping;
  • Rake, mulch, and prune the grounds as needed;
  • Water plants and grass as needed and apply fertilizer;
  • May be required to perform minor custodial/janitorial duties as assigned by supervisor;
  • Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Frequent exposure to heat, sun for extended periods of time;

Possible exposure to chemicals, fumes, odors, and various infectious diseases;

Exposure to wildlife;

Possible exposure

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