Landscaping
Resume examples

Managed all landscape maintenance tasks with a sense of pride and ownership adhering to established quality guidelines for daily property conditioning. Led landscape crews to achieve established goals through continuous training and mentoring.

• Implemented customer referral program to facilitate word-of-mouth advertising; encouraged customer referrals by offering incentives to the clients and referral discounts to new clients.
• Constructed paths or paved areas, walls, rockeries, ponds and water features, sheds, and fences across the park.
• Performed landscape maintenance tasks such as mowing, edging, bed grooming, pruning, fertilizing, blowing, weed control, and repair of irrigation.
• Planned and supervised landscape maintenance activities according to schedules, standards, and procedures.
• Assigned daily tasks to the maintenance crew ensuring the crew delivers top-quality projects on time.
• Answered customer inquiries regarding methods, material, and price ranges.
• Estimated labor, material, and machine costs.

Delivered a variety of landscaping tasks at the hospitals and medical centers such as planting, weeding, digging, spreading topsoil and materials, general lawn maintenance, and seasonal lawn preparation under the supervision of the Landscaping Supervisor. Operated lawnmowers and other landscaping equipment assisting Facilities Maintenance staff on assigned projects.

• Performed routine lawn maintenance duties including grass cutting, lawn edging, and weed pulling.
• Provided seasonal lawn care, such as spring and fall clean-up.
• Utilized picks and shovels to dig holes and trenches and excavated for landscaping and hardscaping.
• Graded and applied seed, straw/ sod using hand tools.
• Maintained assigned equipment and informed Landscaping Supervisor about required repairs.
• Promptly answered customer inquiries and completed projects in a professional manner.
• Loaded equipment and materials on and off trucks and trailers.
• Performed snow removal duties during winter such as shoveling, and salting.

Apprenticed with a landscaper company while seeking certifications to perform year-round maintenance duties at government, commercial, and public facilities. Mowed lawns and trimmed hedges, shrubs, and trees, maintained water structures, disposed of waste, and reloaded equipment onto vehicles and storage sheds.

• Learned to maintain relationships with garden supply companies and plant nurseries to ensure materials were delivered on time.
• Checked and verified delivery items and immediately reported inconsistencies or errors to the project manager.
• Planted and grew vegetation as directed and informed the supervisor of any issues with soil quality or obstructions.
• Fertilized and watered plants, shrubs, and trees to ensure their health and strength throughout the year.
• Checked water filters and pumps to ensure adequate water levels and quality, and cared for water life (e.g., water plants and fish).

Managed and trained landscape crews in the safe operation of tools and equipment while enforcing operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety. Created and maintained beautiful landscapes to industrial, commercial, and public properties collaborating with landscape and architectural designers to create world-class outdoor environments. Operated loaders, mini-excavators, and skid steer machinery with various attachments.

• Inspected completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
• Pruned shrubs and low trees to improve growth habits while removing broken branches.
• Planted and maintained flower beds and applied mulch.
• Performed weeding by hand using a garden hoe or hula hoe.
• Responded to customer's and guest's requests politely and appropriately.
• Built customer relationships by asking clients to leave unbiased online reviews.