Landscaping Assistant - Facilities, Planning, and Management
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
Full-time
Maintenance
Posted on April 12, 2024
Landscaping Assistant (Facilities Services B&G Assistant 2 – MR02)
Facilities, Planning, and Management
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The Landscaping Assistant participates and oversees in the preparation, development, and care of grounds, drives, walks, and parking areas; and participates in the planting and maintenance of ornamental bedding areas, trees, lawns, and landscaping projects.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operates and maintains specialized groundskeeping equipment in the performance of various maintenance and landscaping tasks, including operation of tractors, loaders, mowers, blowers, backhoe, tillers, aerifiers, gas trimmers, saws, and pruners
- Cleans and maintains lawns, streets, walks, parking areas, etc., including removal of snow, ice, litter, leaves, and other debris
- Performs specialized tasks associated with grounds maintenance and landscaping, which may include planting, fertilizing, watering, pruning, cultivating, weeding, cutting, trimming, and shaping
- Assists in the maintenance of athletic/recreational fields
- Assists in minor duties in Motorpool to include servicing customers at the gasoline pumps
- Ability to safely operate machinery, tools, and equipment used in the performance of tasks assigned to this position (mowers, weed eaters, trimmers, blowers, pruners, saws etc.)
- Ability to recognize plant conditions for proper care and reporting
Minimum qualifications: Typically requires a high school diploma and six months of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Preferred qualifications: 1+ year of experience in the landscape industry, and 3+ years of experience with a large-scale landscape company or university setting is preferred.
The University of Tennessee Chattanooga is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.
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