Grounds Maintenance Technician II POS # 109030004

Cumberland County; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Grounds Maintenance Technician II, where you will lead and motivate a small crew to maintain and enhance outdoor spaces. This role involves hands-on work with landscaping tasks such as mowing, planting, and caring for various plants and turfgrass. You'll operate essential equipment while ensuring the beauty and health of our outdoor environments. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on the community's green spaces, all while working in a supportive and inclusive environment. If you have a passion for landscaping and team leadership, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 4 years of groundskeeping or landscaping experience required.
• Certification by the NC Pesticide Board is needed within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Grounds Maintenance Technicians.
• Maintain and enhance outdoor spaces through various tasks.
• Operate landscaping equipment and tools.

Skills

Horticultural Practices

Crew Leadership

Irrigation

Heavy Equipment Operation

Plant Maintenance

Landscape Equipment Knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Zero Turn Mowers

Backhoes

Skid Steers

Tractors

Sprayers

Leaf Blowers

Weed Eaters

Edgers

Job description

*This position is being reposted. Previous applicants are still being considered and do not need to reapply*

As a Grounds Maintenance Technician II, you will lead and motivate a team of 2-3 Grounds Maintenance Technician I team members. Your focus will be on maintaining and enhancing outdoor spaces through tasks such as mowing, trimming, and caring for trees, shrubs, plants, and turfgrass. You will play a key role in shaping our outdoor environments.

• Provide input for the performance evaluation of Grounds Maintenance Technician I positions and resolve minor complaints; major issues are referred to the Grounds Maintenance Landscaping Supervisor.

• Perform sowing, transplanting, fertilizing, watering, installing new plants per plans, and maintaining flower beds through pruning, weeding, mulching, fertilizing, and spraying.

• Assist in applying herbicides, insecticides, and other chemicals to turf or plants.

• Maintain lawns and grass areas, plant flowers and bulbs, transplant as needed, and participate in debris removal and tree cutting as required.

• Operate equipment such as zero turn mowers, backhoes, skid steers, tractors, trucks, sprayers, leaf blowers, weed eaters, and edgers.

• Participate in erosion control, irrigation, drainage, and pond maintenance activities.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, four years of groundskeeping or landscaping experience, or an equivalent combination. Certification by the North Carolina Pesticide Board as a Licensed Pesticide Public Operator is required within six months of hire. Preference is given to candidates with crew leadership and irrigation experience.

• Knowledge of horticultural practices, pruning, spraying, and plant maintenance.
• Knowledge of landscape equipment and tools.
• Understanding of plant collection and health assessment.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment.
• Ability to follow instructions and develop good working relationships.

Conditions of Employment: Driving is essential. A valid NC driver’s license and acceptable driving record are required. Out-of-state licenses must be converted within 60 days.

Applicants must pass pre-employment screenings, including criminal and drug tests, prior to employment. Refusal or positive tests result in withdrawal of offer.

Cumberland County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply and will provide accommodations for disabilities.