(NGIS OCEANA) GROUNDSKEEPER / MAINTENANCE WORKER

Navy Exchange Service Command; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

NGIS Oceana is seeking a Groundskeeper/Maintenance Worker in Virginia Beach to perform seasonal gardening and maintenance tasks for NHG properties. The role includes planting, mulching, pruning, irrigation planning, and pest control, with a focus on plant health and landscape quality.

Expect responsibilities such as plant propagation, equipment operation, and daily janitorial duties. Experience in similar outdoor maintenance roles is required, with the ability to follow project plans and

Qualifications

• One year of gardening and grounds maintenance experience.
• Specialized gardening experience including planting, transplanting, seeding, mulching, pruning and trimming.

Responsibilities

• Decide which standard methods to use for planting, transplanting, seeding, sodding, mulching, dusting, spraying, watering, cultivating, cutting, pruning and trimming trees, shrubs, flowers and grass.
• Inspect for plant diseases and pests.
• Select and apply fungicides, insecticides and herbicides.
• Determine irrigation needs and durations.
• Observe plant growth and perform thinning or transplanting as needed.
• Trim shrubs and prune trees to remove diseased limbs or excess branches.
• Calculate quantities of plants, seeds and materials for areas.
• Start new plants in seedbeds or cold frames; reproduce plants via cuttings and layering.
• Operate garden tools and equipment such as seeders, spreaders, edgers, hedge trimmers and sprayers.Picks up trash and vacuums parking lots daily.

Skills

Gardening

Grounds maintenance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description - (NGIS OCEANA) GROUNDSKEEPER / MAINTENANCE WORKER (260003R2)

Job Description

(NGIS OCEANA) GROUNDSKEEPER / MAINTENANCE WORKER

Job Number:

260003R2

Organization:

NGIS Oceana Pay Range : $21.91 + BASED ON EXPERIENCE

Job Summary:

Performs a variety of seasonal gardening and grounds maintenance work considering the seasonal schedules or project plans for the NEXCOM Hospitality Group NHG property suitability of the weather degree of moisture in the soil and stage of plant growth.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Decides when and which standard methods to use in planting transplanting seeding re-sodding mulching dusting spraying watering cultivating cutting arranging pruning and trimming trees shrubs flowers and grass.
• Inspects for plant diseases molds brown spots rusts blight mildew plant insects leaf miner scales borers slugs and unusual or poor plant growth.
• Selects and uses fungicides insecticides and herbicides for the control of diseases insects and weeds.
• Determines when plants need additional watering and how long they should be watered.
• Observes plants and thins or transplants when they have grown too close together or too large for their locations.
• Decides when shrubs have reached the proper stage of growth for trimming and when trees need pruning to remove obviously diseased limbs or excess branches.
• Compute quantities of plants seeds and other materials needed for specific areas.
• Starts new plants in seedbeds or cold frames.
• May also reproduce plants through cuttings rooting grafting and layering.
• Operates a variety of hand and power operated garden tools and equipment such as seeders spreaders edger hedge trimmers pruning shears and sprayers.
• Picks up trash and vacuums parking lots and sidewalks daily.
• Reports to supervisor or security personnel acts of vandalism and or damage to NHG facilities. Performs other related duties as assigned

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

One year of experience performing gardening and grounds maintenance work.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE

One year of high school education may be substituted for 3 months of general experience up to a High School Diploma or GED for one year of general experience. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE One year of gardening experience that included responsibility of determining when and what standard methods to use in planting transplanting seeding sodding mulching dusting spraying watering cultivating cutting arranging pruning and trimming trees shrubs flowers and grass etc.