Responsibilities and Duties

• Must have good understanding of all basic horticultural practices including plant identification, soil fertility and fertilizers, planting, pruning, irrigation, insect, and disease identification.
• Care and maintenance of bedding plants, woody ornamentals, turf, interior foliage, and the clean up of public parking lots in our areas.
• Operate all equipment used in grounds maintenance and train employees in their use, general maintenance, and safety.
• Experience with irrigation systems, their operation care and maintenance.
• Ability to manage the day-to-day operation to get maximum efficiency from the workforce in order to provide a safe, comfortable and aesthetically pleasing landscape for the guests and employees.
• Interacts with all guests and all team members in a friendly, service-oriented manner.
• Maintains regular attendance according to the needs of the property to include some holidays and weekends.
• Maintains high standards of personal appearance and grooming to include wearing a nametag when working.
• Complies with company standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient operations.
• Keeps accurate records to include pesticide application logs.
• Reports needs for materials and equipment to manager.
• Maintains inventory of small tools and supplies.
• Maintains the horticultural standards of the company with a sense of urgency and focus with attention to detail in an efficient and productive manner.
• Practices proper horticultural techniques to include planting, watering, weeding, pruning, pest control, dead heading, and plant identifications.
• Operates and instructs others in the operation of all equipment pertaining to their specific job.
• Ensures all equipment is properly maintained.
• Prioritizes daily tasks and weekly projects with direction from department manager
• Trains others in proper horticultural techniques.
• Works with, instructs and supervises volunteers as needed.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision.
• Follow instructions, written or verbal.
• Attend all meetings/training as required by supervisor or manager.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or management.
• Ability to work well in high-pressure situations while maintaining composure and objectivity including the ability to listen carefully to and resolve issues.
• Ability to work with and understand financial information and data and perform basic math functions.
• Maintains the horticultural standards with a sense of urgency and focus with attention to detail in an efficient and productive manner.
• Ensures all equipment is properly maintained.
• Prioritizes daily tasks and weekly projects with direction from department manager or supervisor.
• Trains others in proper horticultural techniques.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or management.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Training or experience in Horticulture/Landscaping required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must complete WPS training within 5 days of hire.

Physical Requirements:

• Long hours are sometimes required.
• Potentially hard physical labor, lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving objects.
• Ability to stand, squat and/or kneel for long periods of time.
• Ability to operate small tools, lawn, and gardening equipment.

Mental Requirements:

• Positively motivate and lead a team, conveying information and ideas clearly and effectively so that ownership of high levels of guest service is understood to be the role of each individual team member.
• Ability to evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately.
• Be able to effectively listen to, understand, and clarify concerns and issues raised by team members and guests