Landscape Technician Meadowbrook Farm

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society • Philadelphia, PA

7d • $18 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Meadowbrook Farm is looking for a full-time seasonal Landscape Technician to work with our gardening team providing quality horticultural care and maintenance. A Landscape Technician will perform general grounds and landscape maintenance duties, garden installation, and greenhouse care.

This position will help ensure that the property is maintained in a clean and presentable manner aligned with the high standards and image of PHS.

Requirements

• Must have a valid driver’s license and insurable driving record.
• Timeliness and organizational skills.
• Ability to perform heavy lifting from time to time (+/-50 pounds).
• Ability to meet the physical demands of gardening work such as kneeling, bending, squatting, climbing, and standing for long periods of time.
• Ability to be self-directed and work alone when required.
• Ability to work in inclement weather as needed.
• Ability to communicate issues and challenges to managers in a professional manner
• Exhibits interpersonal skills such as maturity, professionalism, reliability, composure, flexibility, integrity and stability to handle daily challenges and fast-paced work environment.
• A willingness to listen and learn.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a public garden or similar setting preferred.
• Landscape power equipment operation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safe operation of handheld power equipment such as string trimmers, backpack blowers, hedge trimmers, and power augers.
• Ability to safely load and unload materials onsite and into different vehicles.
• Ability to safely perform debris removal and property cleanup.
• Weeding large garden beds as a primary task for a good portion of the season. Repetitive weeding throughout the garden is periodically required all day.
• Preparing planting beds with hand and power tools during the process of planting bulbs, flowers, ground covers, trees, and shrubs; applying mulch as required.
• Greenhouse care such as watering, grooming, weeding, and loading/unloading deliveries.
• Pruning trees, shrubs, vines, and hedges.
• Seasonal leaf removal.
• Performs general bed and landscape maintenance by removing weeds, cutting back annuals/perennials, trimming shrubs, removing invasive species, etc.
• Performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned, including management of non-public spaces and basic care of our vehicles.
• Adhere to all company rules, regulations, safety protocols.
• Maintain a tidy and safe workspace, including our vehicles and storage facilities.
• Clearly and respectfully communicate with colleagues, managers, contractors, and guests.
• Properly follow instructions as provided by Head Gardener, Greenhouse Horticulture Technician, and Gardener.
• Work successfully in a team environment or on your own with direction.
• Enhance our team concept by bringing a strong, positive personality and positive attitude to work each day.
• Punctuality and reliability are day-to-day essentials.

Benefits

• Paid Sick Leave - Employees earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 40 hours they work. A maximum of 40 sick leave hours may be earned in a calendar year. Sick leave may be used after an employee has worked a minimum of 90 days.
• Paid Holidays/Paid Time Off – May 22nd and 25th (Memorial Day holiday), July 3rd and July 6th (July 4th holiday), September 4th and 7th (Labor Day holiday).
• Bonus – Any Landscape Technician working the full (9) nine-month season are eligible to receive a $1,000 retention bonus (via payroll) at the completion of the season. Mid-season hires bonus will be pro-rated based on start date.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed