Landscape Services Maintenance Technician

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Hiring Range: $52,222.00 to $69,975.00 Annual
Hours: Monday - Friday 6:00 am to 2:30 pm

The General Services Department's innovative, highly qualified, service-oriented individuals support the City we love. Building and maintaining city facilities and public spaces is what we do. Promoting our enviable quality of life and serving as a foundation of a healthy economy is why we do it. If you're interested in applying your unique skills to meaningful work while growing in your career, our team is for you!

Position devoted to maintaining and enhancing lawns, beds, and landscaped areas along roadways and on City property through the performance of semi-skilled and skilled labor, the operation of light-duty equipment and power tools, application of seed, fertilizer, water, and herbicides, plant installation, and other duties related to the field of Landscape Maintenance and the management of snow, ice, and litter.  Incumbents may also assist with general maintenance tasks in addition to their primary assignment.  In the growing season (March-November), duties are mostly limited to following an established operational routine. Decisions are limited primarily to carrying out assignments, operating tools and equipment, and performing work efficiently to meet established standards and deadlines. In the dormant season (December-February), incumbents will participate in snow and ice removal, landscape bed, retaining wall, unit paver, and tree installation, mulching, turf improvement activities, tree and shrub pruning, skills training, and litter collection.

An incumbent is responsible for participating in the work assigned to a crew, to include: performing technical work (mowing, edging, trimming, blowing, spraying), following care and custody protocols on equipment and vehicles; operating light-duty equipment and power tools; fueling equipment; filling/rinsing and properly storing spray units; maintaining assigned PPE and supplies; reporting daily work metrics to a supervisor (including pesticide logs); and performing related duties.

• Performs mowing operations, including deployment of necessary equipment and gear, adheres to use of PPE and proper work zone setup in a roadside environment; performs mowing and litter collection operations as assigned; picks up litter along service area, operates zero-turn, walk-behind, and ride-behind mowers, hedge trimmers, blowers, edgers, string trimmers (“weed-eaters”), vehicle-mounted tank sprayers and backpack sprayers, and salt spreaders.
• Installs, irrigates, and maintains shrub beds, flower beds, and improved landscaped areas using fertilizers, mulch, and post and pre-emergent herbicides. 
• Performs technical work, service checks, and preventative maintenance on applicable equipment. Performs and documents care, and custody protocols associated with assigned gear; and operates light-duty equipment, power and hand tools.
• Gathers and reports information on work metrics to supervisor 
• Provides customer service; responds to customer questions and concerns; understands and stays current on policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC) 
• Two years of operations and specialized maintenance experience in the field of Landscaping, agriculture, or applied horticulture. 

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

• A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record is required for traffic control, transportation, facilities maintenance, or labor work assignments that include driving between multiple facilities and/or locations to perform work or transfer equipment.
• A valid North Carolina Pesticide Applicator’s License.
• Incumbents must complete job related and/or safety training based on assignment, such as (but not limited to), forklift operation, lock out/tag out, confined space entry, ladder safety, IMSA signs and marking level 1 certification, work zone safety, respirator and emergency evacuation training.

• Two (2) years of experience working in outdoor environments.
• MUTCD Roadside Environmental Safety Certification
• Education or coursework in Landscaping or applied horticulture.
• Knowledge of plant, shrub, and tree maintenance. 
• A valid North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License (B or A) with a satisfactory driving record.