"Landscape Specialist I"

Description

Maintain campus lawns, to include:

• Mow, edge, trim, irrigate, and fertilize campus lawns.
• Prepare areas and sow seed and/or lay sod.
• Operate lawn maintenance equipment.
• Remove debris and litter from assigned areas.
• Under direction, maintain and install trees, shrubs, and flowerbeds.
• Prune, irrigate, weed, and fertilize.
• Remove snow and ice.
• Operate snow removal equipment.

Examples of Duties

Maintain campus lawns, to include: - 50%

• Mow, edge, trim, irrigate, and fertilize campus lawns.
• Prepare areas and sow seed and/or lay sod.
• Operate lawn maintenance equipment, to include: walk behind mower, riding mowers of various types, push mower, string trimmer, edger, lawn sweeper, verticutter, and related equipment.

Remove debris and litter from assigned areas, to include: - 30%

• Remove debris and litter from hard surface and lawn areas.
• Empty trash receptacles.
• Remove leaves and landscape debris.
• Remove sand from sidewalks and parking areas after periods of snow and ice.

Under direction, prepare and maintain flowerbeds. Weed, irrigate, and fertilize. - 5%

Under direction, maintain and install trees and shrubs, to include: prune, irrigate, weed, and fertilize. - 5%

Remove snow and ice under the direction of a snow team leader. Operate and/or utilize truck mounted plow, sidewalk plow, shovel, and/or ice scraper, chemical melter, or sand. - 5%

Maintain surface drainage by keeping drains clear of debris during periods of heavy rain and run off melting snow and ice. - 5%

Typical Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience: Six (6) months experience in grounds maintenance, landscape/lawn maintenance, landscaping, or horticulture.

Working Hours and Days: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm Overtime available

Supplemental Information

Special Skills/Abilities/Knowledge:

• Ability to operate landscape-related equipment and vehicle-mounted snow removal equipment.
• Ability to recognize disease and insect problems on landscape material and bring them to the attention of the supervisor.
• Ability to work with seeds, fertilizers, dust, grasses, and plant materials.
• General working knowledge of turf care, woody ornaments, and annual flowers preferred.
• Experience operating specialized grounds maintenance equipment preferred.

Physical/Environmental Factors:

• Lifting (Weight) - 50lbs
• Exposure to Horticultural/Agricultural Chemicals

Special Instructions:

Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.