Horticulture Specialist

JOB SUMMARY

This is a full time position with the City’s Grounds Maintenance Department.  This position is responsible for performing skilled maintenance of parks, gardens or other landscaped areas. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Plants, irrigates, cultivates, fertilizes, mulches, and weeds landscapes. 
• Trims hedges and stakes and prunes trees. 
• Designs, plants and maintains flowerbeds. 
• Collects and removes litter from City-owned grounds; removes and disposes of broken branches and other debris. 
• Understand and adhere to safe work practices and procedures. 
• Other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Basic work safety rules and procedures;
• Basic grounds care and landscaping practices.

Ability to:

• Communicate using the English language effectively and professionally;
• Safely perform all essential job functions, including the ability to lift and carry a minimum of 50lbs without assistance;
• Work in adverse weather conditions;

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required.  
• Successful completion of the master gardener course preferred. 

Licenses: 

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Incumbents assigned to this position routinely perform essential job duties outdoors in a variety of weather conditions with frequent exposure to the elements, heavy traffic situations, noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, airborne particles, noxious odors and plants, grease, oils and other lubricants, cleaning chemical and solvents and explosive fuels. Additionally, incumbents assigned to this position must be physically capable of performing the essential job duties of the position which may include, but shall not be limited to, lifting objects weighing up to 50lbs without assistance and operating various tools, equipment and machinery which may require coordinating the movement of more than one limb simultaneously. Incumbents assigned to this position must also be physically capable of bending, stooping, squatting, crawling and kneeling frequently and for extended periods. Incumbents assigned to this position must also be able to hear alarms and other auditory warning devices as well as have the ability to see visual alarms and warning devices.

This position has been classified as a “safety-sensitive” position. All incumbents assigned to a “safety-sensitive” position shall be required to comply with all provisions of the City of Sherman, Texas Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver’s Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.