General Environmental Technician 2 (Floricultural Helper)

General Environmental Technician 2 (Floricultural Helper)

Under general supervision, serve as a leader of a small crew of workers performing routine tasks involved in a variety of city services. These tasks range from engaging in work ground maintenance activities, landscape, and/or floriculturist activities conducted at park facilities (including parks, special facilities, green houses and gardens), recreation areas, public buildings, parkways, berm areas and other municipal properties.

Examples of Duties

• Assist in the preparation of growing media and propagation of various landscape and tropical plants.
• Pot and repot plants, water and cultivate plants and assist with the growing of plants.
• Assist in the maintenance of landscaped areas such as weeding, watering, deadheading, cutting back, mulching and pruning.
• Prepare beds for planting such as rototilling, trenching, edging, adding soil, weeding and clean up.
• Properly use basic equipment and tools in landscaping/gardening.
• Assist floriculture staff in planting bulbs, annuals, perennials and other seasonal crops.
• Assist in the creation and set up of season decorations.
• Sweep, shovel snow, clean and remove trash, load and unload shipments and perform other manual labor and lifting.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Two (2) years experience in grounds maintenance work, landscape and/or greenhouse work.

• Valid State of Michigan Operator License; employees in this class will be required, when necessary, to operate a motor vehicle.

Equivalency

• Equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Supplemental Information

Evaluation Plan

• Interview: P/F
• Evaluation of Training, Experience & Personal Qualifications: 100%
• Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P: 100%

Additional points may be awarded for:

• Veteran Points: 0 – 15 points
• Detroit Residency Credit: 15 point

LRD: 10/11/2023

Candidates considered for placement in this classification may be subject to a Criminal Background Investigation based on the requirements of the position.

• Thorough knowledge of greenhouse methods of propagation, planting and cultivation of landscape of (annuals/perennials) and tropical plants.
• Knowledge of tools and materials commonly associated with landscaping/ground maintenance work.
• Knowledge of basic maintenance of landscape plants such as deadheading, watering and weeding.
• Skill in utilizing common gardening hand tools and equipment.
• Skill in communicating effectively both orally and in writing to convey information clearly.
• Skill in assisting with the growing of plants.
• Strong ability to work effectively as part of a work group/team.
• Ability to perform routine garden maintenance tasks such as weeding and watering on a daily basis.
• Ability to interact effectively with workers, the public and others with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to display initiative, industriousness and dependability.

• The work is characterized as physical. While working in the field the incumbent will be required to work in a physical environment which will require frequent walking, standing, lifting, bending and resting on knees.

• Work is performed in greenhouses and outdoors with exposure to seasonal weather conditions and to pesticides.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to the class. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this specification. Specific job duties may vary from position to position. The City of Detroit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No applicant for employment shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other criteria prohibited by City, State, or Federal law.