Gardener 1 - Park Maintenance

WICHITA COMPANY LIMITED; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

This is non-technical gardening and grounds maintenance work in a Wichita, Kansas setting.

Assignments are performed with minimum supervision and are subject to regular inspection with guidance on difficult or unusual problems. A random drug testing pool applies, with pre-employment physical and criminal record check requirements. Posting may close at any time.

Qualifications

• Some knowledge of hazards and safety precautions of the work.
• Working knowledge of horticulture, floriculture, symptoms of plant disease, parasites, and insect pests, and of the means and methods used for their control.
• Skill in the use of standard hand and power equipment employed in the propagation and cultivation of garden and grass areas.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions and labels, such as on equipment and pesticides.

Responsibilities

• Maintains flowers, shrubs, and trees, including cultivating, transplanting, irrigating, pruning, spraying, and fertilizing.
• Maintains turf grass areas, including irrigating, planting, mowing, edging and trimming, controlling diseases and pests, and fertilizing.
• Maintains the cleanliness of walks and other hard surfaced areas by sweeping and hosing with water.
• Removes snow from walks and other areas; maintains litter-free grounds.
• Bails and burlaps trees.
• May be assigned as a park caretaker during the summer.
• Assists with prescribed burns.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

Skills

Horticulture knowledge

Safety awareness

Clear communication

Teamwork

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more
information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13677774

Distinguishing Features of Work

This is non-technical gardening and grounds maintenance work.

Assignments are performed with minimum supervision and work is subject to regular, frequent inspection with advice being given relative to difficult or unusual problems.

• Employees within the department of division shall be given first consideration
• Posting may close at any time

Examples of Work Performed

• Maintains flowers, shrubs, and trees, including cultivating, transplanting, irrigating, pruning, spraying, and fertilizing.
• Maintains turf grass areas, including irrigating, planting, mowing, edging and trimming, controlling diseases and pests, and fertilizing.
• Maintains the cleanliness of walks and other hard surfaced areas by sweeping and hosing with water.
• Removes snow from walks and other areas; maintains litter-free grounds.
• Balls and burlaps trees.
• May be assigned as a park caretaker during the summer.
• Assists with prescribed burns.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements of Work

• Some knowledge of the standard tools, equipment, materials, methods, and practices used in gardening and grounds maintenance work.
• Some knowledge of hazards and safety precautions of the work.
• Working knowledge of horticulture, floriculture, symptoms of plant disease, parasites, and insect pests, and of the means and methods used for their control.
• Skill in the use of standard hand and power equipment employed in the propagation and cultivation of garden and grass areas.
• Ability to push and/or pull and operate a standard lawn mower over rough terrain.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 150 pounds with the assistance of another.
• Ability to tolerate outdoors, open grounds, windy conditions, pesticide and herbicide handling.
• Ability to empty trash bags/containers weighing up to 40 pounds and lift them up to 48 inches.
• Ability to shovel snow using a three-pound shovel and lifting up to a ten-pound load 36 inches high and moving it up to six feet.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions and labels, such as on equipment and pesticides.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Ability to maintain a valid Kansas class A commercial driver's license (CDL). If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Please note that this position is part of a random drug testing pool, and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please find more information under the following links:

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