Facility Specialist, Landscaper

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute•Caldwell Campus, NC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Facility Specialist, Landscaper assists in the performance of a variety of duties in maintaining facility grounds and performs a variety of technical duties relative to assigned area of responsibility. This role involves grounds maintenance, including mowing, trash pickup, equipment servicing, mulching, cultivation, planting installation, pruning, pesticide and fertilizer application, and irrigation system repair. The position also assists with snow and ice clearing, recommending supplies, and building set-up requests. Marginal functions include delivering supplies, performing minor repairs to outside structures, cleaning maintenance buildings, assisting with campus recycling, and developing preventive maintenance programs. The role also requires participation in professional development and training, and performing special projects as assigned. The President or appropriate supervisory personnel may assign additional duties, and the College reserves the right to alter duties, responsibilities, conditions, working hours, and job title with or without notice.

Requirements

Basic principles and practices of insecticide and fertilization distribution.
Basic principles and procedures in maintaining simple grounds keeping hand tools.
Methods of operation of a variety of basic landscaping and grounds keeping tools and equipment.
Safe work practices.
Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.
Basic principles and procedures of record keeping.
Basic knowledge of arithmetic, spelling, English and grammar.
Operate a variety of hand and power tools.
Perform preventive maintenance on equipment and tools.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, laws, and regulations.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Follow all safety rules and regulations of the college.
Work independently in the absence of supervision.
Standing, walking or sitting for extended periods, lifting and carrying heavy materials, straight pulling, reaching above the shoulder, general manual dexterity, operating assigned equipment, and repeated bending, crawling and kneeling.
Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, reading and writing, operating assigned equipment, communicating with others, and handling varied tasks simultaneously.
Maintain mental capacity, which permits making sound decisions and using good judgment, and demonstrating intellectual capabilities.
One year of full-time grounds keeping and/or landscaping experience required.
High school diploma or GED required.
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid license and/or certification to dispense pesticides and herbicides.

Responsibilities

Assists with a variety of grounds maintenance duties as needed; mow grass and pick-up trash; clean and service grounds keeping equipment and tools.
Mulches and cultivates the plantings for weed control and cosmetics purposes.
Assists with the installation of new plantings around campus; prunes plants as required.
Transports, dispenses and applies pesticides and fertilizers according to label directions in correct amounts for desired results, and in accordance with local, State, and Federal laws and regulations.
Assists in the repair and maintenance of the irrigation system.
Assists in clearing snow and ice; recommend supplies and equipment needed for improvement of grounds; assist with building set-up requests.
Picks up and deliver supplies and materials.
Performs minor repairs to outside structures.
Cleans and maintains the maintenance buildings and storage areas; assist with the campus recycling.
Assists in the development and implementation of a comprehensive preventive maintenance program.
Participates in professional development activities and required employee training.
Performs special project work and other duties, as assigned.