Zach Martin
Knoxville
Summary
Hardworking laborer skilled in maintaining grounds and equipment operation. Proven track record of adhering to safety protocols while delivering quality landscaping services and collaborating with team members on large-scale projects.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Landscaper
Green's Keeper
Knoxville
12.2025 - Current
- Executed seasonal clean-up tasks, including commercial leaf removal and garden bed preparation.
- Cleaned up debris after completing jobsite tasks.
- Operated landscaping equipment to maintain grounds and remove trees.
- Completed multiple successful mulch installations.
- Helped load and unload heavy equipment from each job.
- Operated a commercial leaf vacuum for several different jobs.
- Implemented safety protocols while working outdoors.
Seasonal Laborer
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge
04.2025 - 11.2025
- Maintained and operated lawn care equipment, such as hedge trimmers, weedeaters, brush blades, and blowers.
- Utilized automatic sprayers to mix and spray fertilizers and herbicides onto grass and weeds.
- Edged a large area of sidewalks daily.
- Completed several mulching projects, which involved unloading, spreading, and leveling the mulch with team members.
- Assisted in several sign installation jobs, including road signs, and speed limit signs.
- Set up and maintained traffic control signs and devices to ensure clear pathways.
- Followed safety protocols to prevent workplace accidents and injuries.
- Cleaned work area after job completion ensuring all debris is properly disposed of.
- Used picks and shovels to dig, spread, and level dirt and gravel.
- Monitored plant growth and adjusted care techniques as needed.
- Collaborated with team members on large-scale projects like tree planting.
- Assisted with leaf removal operations by blowing and raking large areas of leaves.
Commercial Landscaper
Green’s Keeper
Knoxville
05.2022 - 04.2025
- Operated a variety of lawn mowing equipment to maintain grounds according to schedule.
- Provided customer service, addressing concerns and adjusting services as needed.
- Cut grass, trimmed trees and bushes and blew clippings off pavement.
- Assisted with loading and unloading equipment from trucks or trailers.
- Adjusted cutting heights according to grass types and desired lawn aesthetics.
- Raked, mulched and composted leaves.
- Operated riding mowers and walk-behind mowers on a variety of terrain types.
- Shoveled snow and spread salt on walkways and parking lots.
- Trimmed or edged around flower beds, walks, or walls.
- Cut yards into patterned diagonals to match customers' requests.
- Built retaining walls using stones or bricks for stability purposes.
- Cleaned up debris after completing jobsite tasks.
- Pruned trees, shrubs, hedges, bushes and vines to enhance their growth patterns.
- Trimmed flowers and cleaned flower beds.
- Cared for lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding or grubbing.
- Performed hundreds of leaf removal jobs using commercial equipment.
- Performed many mulching jobs for customers.
Warehouse and Delivery
Sofas And More
Knoxville
02.2019 - 05.2021
- Delivered and moved thousands of furniture pieces into homes and businesses.
- Maintained warehouse inventory.
- Loaded and unloaded moving trucks with efficiency and care, ensuring no damage to items.
- Loaded and unloaded furniture onto trucks for delivery to customers' homes.
- Assisted in unloading deliveries from vendors at warehouse location as needed.
- Performed routine maintenance on moving equipment such as dollies and hand trucks.
- Disassembled large pieces of furniture prior to transport when necessary.
- Contacted customers prior to delivery to coordinate delivery times.
Education
High School Diploma -
Gibbs High School
Knoxville, TN05-2018
Skills
- Landscaping
- Loading and unloading
- Heavy lifting
- Attention to detail
- Grass mowing
- Strong work ethic
- Active listener
- Fast learner
Timeline
Landscaper
Green's Keeper
12.2025 - Current
Seasonal Laborer
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
04.2025 - 11.2025
Commercial Landscaper
Green’s Keeper
05.2022 - 04.2025
Warehouse and Delivery
Sofas And More
02.2019 - 05.2021
High School Diploma -
Gibbs High School