Landscape Worker - Zone
About The Position
James Madison University’s Facilities Management is hiring a Landscape Worker to perform technical and skilled tasks that maintain safe, functional, and attractive grounds and landscaping. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with an altered summer schedule. Overtime is required as needed for special events and inclement weather. The employee must work all home football games and is designated as essential to university operations, requiring work during authorized closings. The position is eligible for a $2,000 sign-on bonus: $1,000 after six months in the position and the remaining $1,000 after 12 months. Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a criminal background check.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of plants, shrubs, flowers, turf maintenance and installation, and general landscaping practices and procedures.
- Ability to operate tractors, trucks, backpack blowers, edgers, mowers, chainsaws, snow-blowers, backhoes for loading mulch, turf sweepers, seeders, fertilizer spreaders, aerators, deep-tine equipment, and a variety of hand tools.
- Ability to lift up to 100 pounds and perform physically demanding work for extended periods in a variety of environmental conditions, with or without an accommodation.
- Obtain a Pesticide Registered Technician’s License within one year of hire.
- Meet eligibility requirements to drive JMU vehicles within two years of hire, including being at least 19 years old, having a valid driver’s license, and having an acceptable motor vehicle report.
- Successfully complete a criminal background check.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of pesticide application.
Responsibilities
- Perform landscaping tasks, including mowing, trimming and pruning trees and shrubs, edging, adding gravel, weed eating, sodding, grading, mulching, planting and caring for or removing trees, flowers, and shrubs.
- Install posts and signs and pick up trash.
- Maintain athletic fields.
- Operate landscaping and grounds-maintenance equipment.
- Remove snow and ice.
- Apply and monitor herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers.
- Lead the work of assigned wage and summer employees.
- Work all home football games and during authorized closings as an employee designated essential to university operations.
Benefits
- Paid vacation, sick leave, parental leave, and community service leave.
- 19 paid holidays annually.
- Health insurance options.
- Retirement benefits through the Virginia Retirement System.
- Balanced Dukes employee wellness and work-life integration resources, events, and support.
- Tuition waiver for undergraduate and graduate courses taken at JMU.
- $2,000 sign-on bonus, paid in two installments: $1,000 after six months and $1,000 after 12 months.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
