Horticulture Tech (Nursery Asst / Gardener)

Job Summary

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Maintains woody, perennial, and annual plants and beds to ensure their healthy, safe, and attractive condition including weeding, mulching, pruning, transplanting, fertilizing, and removal of any dead, diseased, or declining plant stock. Inspects campus landscapes for issues, hazards, and risks and works with supervisor to determine solutions.
• Operates standard nursery and grounds keeping equipment, including trucks, tractors, skid-steers, roto-tillers, edgers, pruners, sheers, mowers, etc.
• Performs installation, maintenance, and upkeep of native landscapes, including ability to distinguish between desirable species and unwanted weed growth. Understands the steps required to establish and maintain these increasingly prevalent styles of landscapes.
• Complies knowledge on LEED landscapes - those that are intertwined with LEED building systems, including roof stormwater retention basins, low-mow native areas, no-mow native areas, green-roofs, etc.
• Performs installation and maintenance of stormwater retention swales (bioswales, raingardens, etc.)
• Compiles intricate knowledge and expertise of all shrub and perennial species, including pruning and maintenance requirements. i.e., fine gardening skills.
• Performs pest and disease identification, including knowledge of best practices for safe eradication.
• Identifies weeds, including noxious and common weeds, as well as invasive species.
• Identifies and diagnoses problems in the landscape. Ability to develop solutions independently through research and industry expertise.
• Provides emergency response for grounds related campus emergencies, including weather emergencies, snow removal, and all other duties as assigned.

General Responsibilities

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Required

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

Preferred

SKILLS

Required

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to remain in a stationary position as well as the ability to move about the workplace for long durations. This role requires the ability to work outside in all weather conditions. It requires effective communication, the ability to operate machinery, tools, and controls. The person in this role must be able to move 50 pounds frequently, and more than 50 pounds occasionally. The role requires the ability to ascend / descend ladders / stairs, and to position oneself in low level positions, detect a variety of chemicals and / or gases. The person in this role will be exposed to loud noises, such as from mowers, trimmers, etc. The role requires the ability to ascend to rooftops and move in tight spaces to perform and complete inspections. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana

Benefits Overview

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Job Classification

Career Level : Intermediate

FLSA : Nonexempt

Job Function : Engineering, Trades & Facility

Job Family : Groundskeeping

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