Minimum Qualifications High school diploma or equivalent. Valid state driver’s license. Post-secondary degree in horticulture, soil science, turf management, botany, forestry or another agriscience, or four (4) years proven leadership role in landscape maintenance. Valid Michigan commercial pesticide applicator’s license for applying pesticides in the right-of-way (category 6), ornamental (category 3a) and turf (category 3b), or reciprocally honored licenses. Ability to read and comprehend written instructions and safety regulations regarding the performance of job duties, and must be able to understand and comply with verbal instructions, perform basic math, and be proficient in basic computer operation and use. Ability to identify and have knowledge of the growth habits of common plants found in southwest lower Michigan. Considerable knowledge of landscape maintenance practices, principles and techniques. Ability to raise 50 pounds of dead weight to a height of 36 inches, move 30 pound items to a distance of 300 yards as often as 50 times per day. Ability to descend to/rise from a kneeling position as often as 150 times per day, or work at ground level for 2 hours at a time for entire shift. Ability to tolerate exposure to extreme temperatures from -25 to 130 degrees. Ability to tolerate exposure to outdoor debris and chemicals as well as prolonged exposure to sunlight. Ability to work different shifts depending on the weather-related duties.