Grounds Technician

Job Summary: Provide horticultural expertise in conjunction with the installation troubleshooting construction maintenance and repair of facilities. This includes production design culture and identification of plants and gardens.

Minimum Qualifications:

H.S. diploma or equivalent and 2 years experience. Or a combination of experience and education sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Licensing Requirements:

-Valid Drivers License.
-Pesticide Applicator Certification (current or ability to obtain)

Hiring Range:$32640-$40800

Preferred Qualifications:

-Turf and Lawn care experience
-Tree care experience
-Equipment operator
-Snow removal
-Greenhouse experience

Job Specific Task List:

• Provides horticultural expertise and researches trends and materials to plan design and develop new plants crops gardens and container gardens; perform garden renovations and other special projects. - (Essential)
• Landscapes and maintains grounds gardens and plant collections using a variety of hand or power tools or grounds equipment. - (Essential)
• Performs greenhouse production/propagation of annuals tropical perennials and shrubs as needed for campus gardens. - (Essential)
• Assist in scheduling and monitoring work performed by outside contractors. - (Essential)
• Maintains and repairs assigned equipment as needed; performs ongoing checks to determine need and ensure operational safety. - (Essential)
• Perform other duties as assigned. - (Standard)

Job Type: Full Time 12 Month

If part time hours per week: N/A

About Us:

Our Purpose: Learning for all; learning for life.

Our Core Values: A Circle of Caring

Caring by Creating Our Future Together

• We work together to shape and build our preferred future.
• We encourage and celebrate creativity and innovation.
• We set high goals and strive to achieve them.
• We strive to provide exceptional service to all who help shape our future.

Caring for Each Other

• We are gateways to student success and opportunity.
• We promote respect collegiality and equity-mindedness in all we say and do.
• We nurture awareness and cultural sensitivity to create a climate of trust.
• We are growth-minded believing that each of us is capable of learning developing and growing to support our mission.

Caring by Doing What is Right

• We are honest and hold each other and ourselves to the highest ethical standards.
• We provide the most accurate information available in all communications.
• We are transparent about our decisions as individuals and teams.
• We embrace broad engagement in the shared governance process.