Under close supervision, perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled grounds keeping duties, including gardening, limited landscaping, spraying and tree trimming; and related work as required. In addition, assists Senior Gardener in general maintenance of the facility's grounds.
Essential Functions:
- Moves soil, equipment, and materials; and digs holes
- Select plants, shrubs, trees and type of lawn to landscape designated areas
- Repairs landscaped areas and irrigation system
- Installs and repairs irrigation piping
- Orders and accounts for supplies, chemicals, minor miscellaneous gardening tools and fertilizer
- Operate power-driven equipment such as mower, light trucks, power aerator, sod cutter, power edger, sweeper, trencher, plant digger, power hedge cutter; rot tiller, etc. in accordance with recommended safety precautions
- Assists the Senior Gardener, as required
- Perform other related duties as necessary
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Four(4) years of related grounds keeping experience
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Valid California drivers license
- Knowledge of landscape designing, planning, estimating and construction of landscape
- Considerable knowledge of gardening and ground work, such as cultivating, watering, pruning, cutting and trimming lawns, trees, shrubs, weeding, raking, transplanting, spraying, sweeping parking areas, fertilizing, planting flowers, removing tree stumps
- Considerable knowledge of common trees, ornamental shrubs and plants, and lawn pests and diseases, methods, and materials used in the control and eradication
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
- Ability to print and speak simple sentences
- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment
- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.