Gardener (Sportscape), Walt Disney World

Gardener (Sportscape), Walt Disney World

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Job Responsibilities

The Gardener provides horticulture support with our sports field turf maintenance, clay ball field experience, shrub and tree care, fertilization, watering, and operation of sports turf and renovation maintenance equipment.

Position Requirements:

• Provide professional sports turf maintenance and renovation experience
• Provide horticulture with shrub and tree care, create plant bedding, planting and maintenance, fertilization, and watering
• Cast members may be required to manage cleaning chemicals and supplies

Basic Qualifications:

• Valid Florida driver's license
• Minimum of two (2) years' sports field and athletic field experience
• Minimum of two (2) years' experience with Golf Commercial landscape and Turf maintenance
• Ability to operate grounds and turf maintenance equipment.
• Ability to lay out all different sports fields for competition.
• Ability to troubleshoot irrigation.
• Knowledge of turf nutrition and diseases
• Must be able to perform field maintenance on athletic fields including experience with clay infields and the lining of various sport venues.
• Must be familiar with proper landscape practices of fertilization, planting, irrigation and pruning.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in sustained hot or cold temperatures over the course of a shift.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• College Degree on Environmental Science
• Turf Management
• Ornamental
• Environmental

The pay rate for this role in Florida is $21.00 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit:

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.