Description
The Facilities Management unit of the Division of Facilities and Services is seeking applications for Landscape Worker positions.
Under the direction of the Supervisor and/or Lead, this position will maintain and care for the exterior appearance of institutional buildings, lawns, plantings and grounds surrounding the campus. This work involves adhering to established standard procedures, techniques and safety requirements with some judgment required to interpret instructions.
Applying to this position today allows you to be considered for multiple Landscape Worker openings available at WVU. Please be sure to answer the prescreening questions when submitting your application so that we can filter your application to the correct supervisory teams/ locations based on your employment preferences.
What you'll do:
- Mow, seed, and aerate lawns and turf; trim and edge as needed; water lawns, shrubs and ornamental gardens; remove and dispose of debris throughout grounds area.
- Take care of plants, shrubs and flowers located throughout campus, including preparing grounds and beds for planting and seeding, taking soil samples, reporting pest problems hauling and spreading topsoil and other additives, planting ornamentals, flowers, shrubs and trees, and trimming and pruning landscaping.
- Interpret blueprints or follows verbal and written instructions in performing skilled landscape maintenance and construction.
- Operate, service and maintain all grounds maintenance equipment such as trucks, tractors, large seeders, riding mowers, snow removal equipment, skid loaders, end loaders and tilt bed trucks.
- Operate, service and maintain hand tools, power tools and equipment such as weedeaters, lawnmowers, roto-tillers, chain saws, fertilizer spreaders, small seeders, sod cutters, walk-behind sweepers, vacs and turf renovators.
- Assist in the planting, staking and removal of trees as needed.
- Set up plant material for use at Special Events.
- Remove snow and spread de-icers on all public passageways by means of hand tools, power brooms, tractors and trucks.
- Must be able to respond to emergency situations on all occasions and must be available for telephone contact during all emergency and environmentally unsafe conditions.
Qualifications
- High School diploma, GED, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- At least one (1) year of work experience in areas such as: heavy equipment operation, farm operations and equipment use, highway maintenance, building construction, public works, and park maintenance.
- Experience in grounds maintenance and lawn care within a commercial and/or residential environment is preferred.
Requirements
- Valid driver's license
- Physical requirements include: Lifting at least 50 pounds; Ability to work on feet for extended periods; Climbing, stooping, bending and working from ladders; Working in confined spaces; Employee must use landscape construction and maintenance equipment on steep slopes and in close proximity to students, faculty, staff and buildings on campus; Must have excellent eye to hand coordination
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