Gardener Sr (Full-Time) - Jordan River, UT Temple

A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias; South Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Jordan, UT is seeking a Gardener Sr (Full-Time) to maintain the Jordan River Temple grounds, ensuring beauty, cleanliness and a respectful temple environment. You will lead planting, mowing, pruning, and seasonal displays under temple standards.

You will supervise volunteers and staff, follow First Presidency standards, diagnose basic lawn care issues, operate lawn equipment, and support safety and efficiency across grounds.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of grounds maintenance, horticulture, gardening, agriculture, landscape design, or related field.
• Knowledge of various plants and fertilizers.
• Ability to follow directions, work independently and with a team.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Mow lawns using hand and power mowers. Maintain landscape according to plan with perennials, shrubs, and trees. Trim edges around beds, walls, and walks.
• Prune and shape shrubs and trees for optimum growth and beauty.
• Diagnose routine pest control problems, develop spray programs, and apply treatments per regulations.
• Maintain and repair power equipment; assist in supervising temporary and volunteer staff.
• Water lawn and garden areas and manage watering systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Horticulture

Teamwork

Physical strength

Job description

Gardener Sr (Full-Time) - Jordan River, UT Temple

South Jordan, UT, United States (No Local)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

• Ensure the temple grounds reflect the beauty, cleanliness, and sacred nature of the temple experience.
• Maintain standards established by the First Presidency.
• Perform gardener/grounds keeping work, maintaining and caring for landscaped areas, sidewalks, driveways, building entrances, and other assigned areas.
• Provide work direction and technical assistance to gardeners and volunteers.
• Resolve routine questions and problems.
• May assist with seasonal displays.

Responsibilities

• Mow lawns using hand and power mowers. Maintains the original landscape plan by planting perennials, shrubs, and trees. Trims and edges around walls, flower beds, and walks using hand clippers and power edging tools. May operate heavy tractors and other large power equipment to maintain landscape.
• Prune and shape shrubs and trees to provide optimum growth efficiency of plants and enhance beauty of grounds.
• Diagnose routine pest control problems, develop spray programs, and measure applications. Spray lawns, shrubs, and trees for disease, weed, and insect control, and perform regular fertilization as needed, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Responsible to see that all power equipment and machines are properly maintained and repaired. May perform minor maintenance and repair on equipment.
• Assist in supervising temporary and volunteer help.
• Water lawn and garden areas and may perform certain maintenance and modifications to automated and manual watering systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of experience in grounds maintenance, horticulture, gardening, agriculture, landscape design, or related field.
• Knowledge of various plants and fertilizers.
• Ability to follow directions, work independently and with a team.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

• Job Identification 378263
• Job Category CG - Custodial, Grounds & Maintenance
• Posting Date 09/25/2026, 07:28 PM
• Locations 10200 S Temple Dr, South Jordan, UT, 84095, US (No Local)
• Apply Before 10/10/2026, 05:55 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
• Investidura com qualificação de dignidade Must be an endowed member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a current temple recommend.