Plant Care Technician

Job Title: Plant Care Technician

Department: Parks, Recreation & Forestry

Supervisor: Parks Supervisor

FLSA Status: N/A

Grade: C

Union Code: N/A

Job Summary

Reporting to the Parks Supervisor, a Plant Care Technician engages in the general care and maintenance of annual, perennial, and woody plants. The work is conducted outdoors and in various weather conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a United States citizen. This position does not support sponsorship.
• Must be at least 18 years old and have a valid driver's license.
• Ability to perform heavy physical labor with weights up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to work on uneven slopes, surfaces, grades and terrain in inclement weather and other adverse conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in park maintenance.
• Previous experience in landscaping.

Major Duties- (Essential Function)

• Responsible for the care and condition of annual, perennial, and woody plants.
• Functions include: watering, weeding, mulching, staking, fertilizing, trash pick- up, and participating in short term projects.
• Maintains parks grounds to keep in safe and useable condition.
• Operates City-owned equipment and hand tools.
• Attends all safety trainings as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Marginal Duties

• Attend training, seminars and workshops as deemed necessary.
• Perform all duties in compliance with safety standards and policies established by the City.
• Perform other job-related duties as deemed necessary and additional duties, tasks, or responsibilities as assigned.

Physical Demands/Work Environment (Essential Function)

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use of hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Mental Complexity/Interpersonal Contacts (Essential Function)

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to use basic math skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to follow instructions, and be able to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Courteous and positive relationships with public and other employees.
• Ability to work with and provide exceptional customer service to the public.

Pre-employment Screening

Pre-employment screening may include, but are not limited to, the following: references, criminal background, credit history, drug and alcohol screening, medical history questionnaire, and pre-employment physical.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job‐related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.