Employment Application: Step 2 - Country Lawnscapes

It is the policy of Country Lawnscapes to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to any legally protected status such as race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

This is a two-step application process. Based on your answers to Step 1, you are invited to fill out Step 2 of the employment application.

Applicant Information

Applicant Full Name(Required)

FIRST NAME LAST NAME

Home Address(Required)

STREET ADDRESS ADDRESS LINE 2 CITY STATE ZIP CODE

Email(Required)

Mobile Phone(Required)

Driver's License No:(Required)

Driver's License State:(Required)

Emergency Contact

Who should be contacted if you are involved in an emergency?(Required)

FIRST NAME LAST NAME

Relationship to you(Required)

Address(Required)

STREET ADDRESS ADDRESS LINE 2 CITY STATE ZIP CODE

Daytime Phone(Required)

Evening Phone(Required)

Skills & Experience

Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. All questions are optional and if you decide not to answer any question, this will not be used against you in the hiring process.

Have you driven or worked with zero-turn mowers before?

Yes

If Yes, which brand(s)?

Have you used grass trimmers (weedwackers) before?

Yes

If Yes, which brand(s)?

Have you operated any heavy equipment before?

Yes

If Yes, please list all:

Have you towed a trailer behind a vehicle whose combined weight grossed over 26,000 lbs.?

Yes

How do you check a breakaway switch on electric brakes on a trailer? Please explain:

What is a pintle hitch? Please describe:

For towing purposes, do you know how many chains you need to use to secure a piece of equipment over 10,000 lbs.?

At what points on an excavator would you attach chains? Please explain:

Name three or more basic up-to-date items that the NYSDOT requires you to show them at a routine safety inspection? Examples: Trailer inspection and vehicle inspection.

During the mowing season, every morning all the equipment is quickly checked over. Checking the oil level is important. What are some other things on the mower to look over before leaving the yard? Please list as many as you like:

Mulching gardens and trees may be part of this position. We often mulch in the rain. When we install mulch we add approximately 2"-3" on top of the old broken-down mulch. How thick should the mulch go around the base of a tree, and why?

We work for a wide variety of people, especially in the maintenance division. If a client asked you to do a little extra work (a quick thing), what would your reaction be?

This position will allow you to work with many different personalities, and it will introduce you to new skills and opportunities. Are you OK with this?

Cell phones are a huge help with communication throughout the day to check up on where the crew is or to advise the crew of work being subtracted or added. If a cell phone is used excessively for personal use during the day and is affecting the production of the crew, your position will be terminated (with no warning). Do you believe this is acceptable?

Yes

If no, please explain:

We work all year long in every season. This job requires working in many different kinds of weather and environments. Have you worked in conditions like these before, and are you willing to work in conditions like these?

Yes

Please list any additional knowledge/experience that you may have. Examples: Welding, mechanics, arboriculture, etc.

Employment History

List your current or most recent employment first, including self-employment and military service.

Employer Name

COMPANY NAME

Contact Name

FIRST NAME LAST NAME

Contact Phone

Type of work performed

Reason for leaving

Date started employment

Date left employment

Employer Name

COMPANY NAME

Contact Name

FIRST NAME LAST NAME

Contact Phone

Type of work performed

Reason for leaving

Date started employment

Date left employment

Employer Name

COMPANY NAME

Contact Name

FIRST NAME LAST NAME

Contact Phone

Type of work performed

Reason for leaving

Date started employment

Date left employment

References

List any two non-relatives who would be willing to provide a reference for you.

Name

FIRST NAME LAST NAME

Address

STREET ADDRESS ADDRESS LINE 2 CITY STATE ZIP CODE

Phone

Relationship

Name

FIRST NAME LAST NAME

Address

STREET ADDRESS ADDRESS LINE 2 CITY STATE ZIP CODE

Phone

Relationship

Additional Information

Please provide any other information that you believe should be considered.

CERTIFICATION

I certify that the information provided on this application is truthful and accurate. I understand that providing false or misleading information will be the basis for rejection of my application, or if employment commences, immediate termination.

I authorize Country Lawnscapes to contact former employers and educational organizations regarding my employment and education. I authorize my former employers to fully and freely communicate information regarding my previous employment and attendance. I authorize those persons designated as references to fully and freely communicate information regarding my previous employment.

If an employment relationship is created, I understand that unless I am offered a specific written contract of employment signed on behalf of the organization by its Owner, the employment relationship will be "at-will." In other words, the relationship will be entirely voluntary in nature, and either I or my employer will be able to terminate the employment relationship at any time and without cause. With appropriate notice, I will have the full and complete discretion to end the employment relationship when I choose and for reasons of my choice. Similarly, my employer will also have the right. Moreover, no agent, representative, or employee of Country Lawnscapes, except in a specific written contract of employment signed on behalf of the organization by its Owner, has the power to alter or vary the voluntary nature of the employment relationship.

I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THE ABOVE CERTIFICATION AND I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS.(Required)

I Agree

Date(Required)