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University of Tennessee is Hiring a Landscaping Aide - Grounds Department Near Martin, TN
The Grounds Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Landscaping Aide. This is a regular, full-time position with benefits.
- Responsible for maintaining and enhancing the safety, appearance, and functionality of the campus grounds. Also, the moving of university furniture and furnishings, and performing set-ups and strikes of tables, chairs, and other furnishings and equipment is required.
- Installation and maintenance of ornamental flower beds, shrubs, trees, turf, typical green house work, and hardscape as directed by Grounds Supervisors. This includes, but is not limited to, the cultivation, fertilization, seeding, and mowing of all turf areas. Prune shrubs and trees to specifications.
- Participates in the utilization and maintenance of specialized landscape and grounds maintenance equipment. This equipment includes, but is not limited to stump grinder, commercial lawn mowers, tractors, loaders, tillers, weed-eaters, gator type vehicles, sweepers, aerators, vacuum machines, blowers, sprayers, etc.
- Participates in the application of chemicals and fertilizers including the use of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and growth retardants as directed by Grounds Supervisors. Stores, maintains, mixes, and applies agricultural and commercial chemicals in conformity with state and federal regulations.
- Performs and assigns various cleaning and housekeeping tasks as directed by Grounds Supervisor. Makes minor repairs to structures, facilities, and earthworks. Performs litter and debris removal from projects, and on routine basis. Participates in litter control throughout campus.
- Cleans, patches, resurfaces, and maintains streets, walks, parking areas, etc. This includes the removal of snow, litter, leaves, and other debris. Apply salt and maintain safety standards on walkways during inclement weather. Erects signs and installs flags as directed by Grounds Supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Typically requires a high school diploma and six months of relevant experience, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Must be able to follow written and oral instructions.
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds is required. Must be able to work during severe winter weather (snow and ice) even if campus classes are dismissed and offices are closed.
- Experience with lawn equipment and power tools.
Application Process: Qualified applicants must apply online
Application Deadline: Applicant review will begin immediately and continue until a candidate has been selected
Minimum hiring rate $14.03 per hour (Market Range 02)-Salary commensurate with education and experience
To view Annual Security & Fire Report - https://www.utm.edu/offices-and-services/public-safety/_media/2022UTMASFSRofficial.pdf
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Full Time
Colleges & Universities
$42k-59k (estimate)
09/22/2023
11/21/2023
utk.edu
KNOXVILLE, TN
7,500 - 15,000
1794
GOVERNOR PHIL BREDESEN
$1B - $3B
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About University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville. Founded in 1794, it is the flagship institution of the statewide University of Tennessee system with nine undergraduate departments and eleven graduate departments and hosts more than 26,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. In its 2009 ranking of universities, U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 118th among national universities and 52nd among public institutions of higher learning. Its ties to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, established under UT President Andrew Holt and con...tinued under the UT-Battelle partnership, have positioned the University as co-manager and allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students enjoyed by few other institutions of comparable standing. Also affiliated with the University are the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy, the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, and the University of Tennessee Arboretum, which occupies 250 acres of nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region. The University is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in the East Tennessee region and a self-proclaimed 'teaching hospital' due to its aggressive medical research programs and position as the primary career destination for most medical school graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis.
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