Landscape Grounds Technician

Art and Wellness Enterprises (AWE) is a professional services organization supporting non-profits founded by Alice Walton, including the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, Art Bridges Foundation, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Momentary, and Heartland Whole Health Institute.

Job Description:

Position Title: Landscape Grounds Technician

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Department: Grounds Operations

Reports to: Grounds Operations Management

Location: Bentonville, Arkansas

Art and Wellness Enterprises (AWE) supports operating non-profits founded by Alice Walton including the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, Art Bridges, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Momentary, and Heartland Whole Health Institute. The role of Landscape Grounds Technician plays a critical role in our mission to maintain a best-in-class landscape across our campus.

About the Position:

The Landscape Grounds Technician is responsible for performing general assigned garden activities in turf, hardscape, and landscape areas across our campus. Landscape technicians are expected to focus on maintaining landscape to the highest quality standards while prioritizing safety, efficiency, and how the grounds affected the overall outdoor experience on our campus.

What you will do:

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Lawn, Tree, and Shrub Maintenance – perform assigned lawn, tree, and shrub maintenance
• Annual and Perennial Ornamental Garden Maintenance – maintain assigned garden areas including seasonal flower displays and perennials
• Paved Area Maintenance – perform routine cleaning, basic repair, and snow and ice removal of the parking lots, walkways, and other paved areas
• Leaf Removal – perform removal of leaves from lawns, shrub, and planting beds
• Equipment and Ornamental Mechanical Fixture Maintenance – maintain and repair tools and equipment as needed for proper function, as well as garden restrooms, drinking foundations, and garden furniture and fixtures
• Security/Public Relations – greet visitors, maintain the security and integrity of the grounds and museum, and serve as a source of information for visitors.
• Irrigation Maintenance – monitor and maintain irrigation systems
• Landscaping builds – which includes dirt work, rock work, and other hardscape installation. It also includes installing all manner of plants, mulch, drainage and low voltage lighting.
• Perform Mulching, Weeding, trenching, planting, and other basic landscape tasks that would fall under traditional landscape maintenance operations.
  
  

Qualifications required for your success:

• Well-rounded understanding of landscape maintenance techniques
• A working knowledge and aptitude of plant identification process
• Highest ethics as they relate to all aspects of business
• General skillset with using computers and mobile tablets or similar devices to manage digital information.
• Comfortable working outside in all different types of weather conditions and natural environments with rugged terrain.
• Excellent people and customer service skills that are based on courtesy, respect, and approachability.
• Strong organizational skills
• Trouble shooting/ analyzing systems – Problem Solving Skills
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, etc., basic computer skills
• Effectively use a variety of hand and power tools
• Ability to work independently and with initiative
• Ability to effectively contribute to a project team dynamic
• Ability to understand and maintain the highest levels of confidentiality
• Must be physically and mentally fit to respond to emergency situations
  
  

Personal attributes that support your success

• You are a team player and express servant-leadership when collaborating with others.
• You are results oriented and exercise sound judgment in your work.
• A lifelong learner, who is inquisitive and solves problems with bold thinking and innovation.
• A visionary who plans with imagination and wisdom.
• Committed to building and modeling equitable systems, beginning with diversity, access, and inclusion.
• Cultivate strong relationships through building trust and acting with integrity with colleagues and leaders.
• Comfortable in a fast-pace, innovative environment where change is constant.
• Goal-setting individual with measured focus on operational excellence and results.
  
  

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: In the work environment described, position requires verbal and written conversation with others, sitting, standing, walking, bending, climbing, reaching, strenuous lifting/moving objects up to 50 pounds, and use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.

Work Environment: Work will be performed in an office environment, museum spaces, construction site, classrooms, libraries, trails, and nature, and in communities served. Work environment may include exposure to potentially hazardous chemical solutions. While performing this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. Incumbent must meet a flexible work schedule that may include evenings, and weekends and available on-call for emergencies.