Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Number of Workers Requested:  20

**Additional language provided by employer subsequent to initial submission** This position operates strictly under the guidance and direction of a supervisor who will be responsible for directing crews on how to mix and spray herbicides. Supervisors identify incompatible trees and vegetation for the incumbent to spray and/or remove and determine the types of chemicals and proportions the incumbent must mix and apply – as directed. The incumbent may also gather brush and sticks by hand to pile for removal. To clarify, this position requires little to no involvement in the decision-making process of herbicide application. ***Original Duties*** May include, but not limited to: – Gather and remove litter. – Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes. – Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws. – Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans. – Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws. – Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders. – Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls. – Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage. – Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds. – Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes. – Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools. – Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers. – Rake, mulch, and compost leaves. – Decorate gardens with stones or plants.