SENIOR HORTICULTURIST

SENIOR HORTICULTURIST (Agriculture) Job Title: Senior Horticulturist Department: Living Collections - Horticulture Supervisor: Collection Manager of Horticulture Supervises: None FLSA Status: Full Time; Regular; Non-Exempt Pay : $23.70 - $27.44 General Statement The Senior Horticulturist is responsible for performing the installing and maintenance of landscape materials, water features and irrigation systems, and the use and maintenance of power equipment. Essential Duties Provide quality guest service to both internal and external guests by maintaining a WILD (friendly, helpful, positive and professional) working attitude and appearance. Responsible for landscape design and installation, general grounds maintenance that includes pesticide application, basic maintenance of irrigation systems, maintenance of lakes and waterways. Responsible for identifying plant needs, problems and provide appropriate solutions Responsible for routine preventive vehicle and equipment maintenance. Assume role as mentor to other Horticulturists by providing technical horticulture information and demonstrating positive solution-oriented approaches to problems. Act as project manager for volunteer staff projects. Interpret the horticulture collection to the public. Serve as backup to irrigation technician when necessary. This is by no means an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments). #J-18808-Ljbffr Phoenix Zoo | Arizona Center for Nature Conservation in