Maintenance Worker - Horticulture and Forestry

City of Hutchinson•Hutchinson, KS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Horticulture and Forestry Maintenance Worker is a semi-skilled position and responsible for performing a variety of manual tasks relating to landscaping, grounds maintenance and tree care. This role involves connecting with others who want to keep our community livable and safe, working with hands, enjoying outdoor work, and a variety of daily tasks. The City of Hutchinson employs over 400 employees that serve our community every day. City employees make Hutchinson a great place to live, work, and play. We take pride in our work, and it shows. Come be a part of a workforce that makes a difference! We're always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. City of Hutchinson is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED is required.
2 years of forestry or horticulture experience.
A valid Kansas Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with air brake endorsement is required within 45 days of hire date.

Responsibilities

Assist in removing dead, broken, misshapen, and undesired branches of trees by using hand saws, power chain saws, and other tools using proper pruning techniques.
Remove dead or hazardous trees utilizing safe felling techniques, advanced rigging, and other safe tree removal practices.
Perform all work in compliance with ANSI and OSHA regulations and all other local, state and federal guidelines; understands the hazards associated with working with mature trees, power equipment and chemicals and uses safe work practices to reduce the likelihood of injury or property damage.
Assist in tree planting activities and other tree care activities which may include but not limited to watering, pruning, fertilizing, weeding, mulching and pest control.
Assist in operating forestry and horticulture related equipment such as: aerial lift truck, chipper, stump grinder, tree spade, backhoe, skid loader, spraying equipment, tractor, trucks, snowplow.
Assist in landscape installation and follows landscape plans, cultivates the soil, and plants trees, shrubs, grasses, and hardscaping according to proper landscape practices.
Tend to landscape beds throughout the City of Hutchinson.
Perform routine maintenance such as weeding, mulching, watering, fertilization, pruning and transplanting of landscape plants per best management practices.
Manage weed control within the landscape beds through mechanical or chemical means.
Mow athletic fields, parks and other grounds; turf establishment; cut and transplant sod and trees; assist with installation, troubleshooting and repairs of irrigation systems and the related components.
Assist greenhouse maintenance and growing operations.
Maintain a clean work environment, monitor greenhouse crops, plants, plugs and cutting for spring and fall annuals and perennial.
Propagate landscape plants from cuttings, seed or division as needed for landscape plans.
Plant and install containers to be displayed throughout the city.