Lawn care specialist vs groundsman

Differences between lawn care specialist and groundsman duties and responsibilities

Lawn care specialist example responsibilities.

• Provide and manage commercial and residential landscaping and mowing services.
• Operate hand, power, and riding lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, aerators, string trimmers, etc.
• Be able to provide first aid and CPR if need.
• Operate heavy machinery such as; lawn tractor, spreaders and aerators.
• Perform lawn maintenance using appropriate equipment such as tractors, aerators, etc.
• Provide emergency response including crisis management, first aid, CPR and fire response as needed.
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Groundsman example responsibilities.

• Used hand saws and hand pruners as well as motorized saws to manage tree cuttings on the ground.
• Use of gas and electric equipment to include mowers, edger's, weed eaters, blowers, hedgers, and saws
• Certify adult cpr and first aid.
• Locate underground utility lines with the use of electronic locators and shovels.
• Use chipper to dispose of brush, use bobcat to load wood into trailer.
• Range from running a chainsaw to roping a limb, to running the bobcat machine.
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