Landscape Specialist I

UCM • UCMO - Warrensburg, MO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Six (6) months of experience in grounds maintenance, landscape/lawn maintenance, landscaping, or horticulture.
• Must have a valid US driver's license
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• General working knowledge of turf care, woody ornaments, and annual flowers preferred.
• Experience operating specialized grounds maintenance equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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: 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.
• Prepare and maintain flowerbeds.
• Weed, irrigate, and fertilize flowerbeds.
• Maintain and install trees and shrubs, to include: prune, irrigate, weed, and fertilize.
• 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.
• Maintain surface drainage by keeping drains clear of debris during periods of heavy rain and run off melting snow and ice.

Benefits

• 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
• generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED