Gardener 1 - Park Maintenance

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13677774 Distinguishing Features of Work This is non-technical gardening and grounds maintenance work. Assignments are performed with minimum supervision and work is subject to regular, frequent inspection with advice being given relative to difficult or unusual problems. **Employees within the department of division shall be given first consideration** ***Posting may close at any time*** Examples of Work Performed - Maintains flowers, shrubs, and trees, including cultivating, transplanting, irrigating, pruning, spraying, and fertilizing. - Maintains turf grass areas, including irrigating, planting, mowing, edging and trimming, controlling diseases and pests, and fertilizing. - Maintains the cleanliness of walks and other hard surfaced areas by sweeping and hosing with water. - Removes snow from walks and other areas; maintains litter-free grounds. - Balls and burlaps trees. - May be assigned as a park caretaker during the summer. - Assists with prescribed burns. - These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive. - Other related duties may be assigned as needed. Requirements of Work - Some knowledge of the standard tools, equipment, materials, methods, and practices used in gardening and grounds maintenance work. - Some knowledge of hazards and safety precautions of the work. - Working knowledge of horticulture, floriculture, symptoms of plant disease, parasites, and insect pests, and of the means and methods used for their control. - Skill in the use of standard hand and power equipment employed in the propagation and cultivation of garden and grass areas. - Ability to push and/or pull and operate a standard lawn mower over rough terrain. - Ability to lift and carry up to 150 pounds with the assistance of another. - Ability to tolerate outdoors, open grounds, windy conditions, pesticide and herbicide handling. - Ability to empty trash bags/containers weighing up to 40 pounds and lift them up to 48 inches. - Ability to shovel snow using a three-pound shovel and lifting up to a ten-pound load 36 inches high and moving it up to six feet. - Ability to read and interpret instructions and labels, such as on equipment and pesticides - Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates. - Ability to communicate clearly and effectively. - Ability to maintain a valid Kansas class A commercial driver's license (CDL). If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country. - An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace. Please note that this position is part of a random drug testing pool, and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of the results of a criminal record check. \ Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please find more information under the following links:\ https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fmlaen.pdf{target="_blank" rel="noopener"} (Download PDF reader){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}\ https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf{target="_blank" rel="noopener"} (Download PDF reader){target="_blank" rel="noopener" \ https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppac.pdf{target="_blank" rel="noopener"} (Download PDF reader){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}