Landscape Maintenance/Spray Technician - Skilled Trades Worker I - Parks

Landscape Maintenance Technician

Sarasota County Government

$16.93 Hourly

6700 Clark Road, 34241, Sarasota, FL

Full-Time

Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources

Continuous

Job Description

In this role you will be primarily responsible for landscape maintenance on trails and in parks which includes trimming hedges, edging sidewalks, and keeping weeds in landscape beds to a minimum by hand pulling and spraying.

Landscape maintenance which includes trimming hedges, pulling weeds, and edging sidewalks.

Herbicide, pesticide and other chemical spray application on trails and in parks.

Assist other teams in the maintenance and improvement of parks and park amenities and infrastructure.

Management of paperwork-related activities such as P-card receipts, invoices and completion of work orders.

Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 40 Hours Per Week - 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma or its equivalent

2 years of experience in landscape work and bed maintenance including some chemical application

Valid Driver's License

Within six (6) months must have working knowledge of the County's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program and have completed training for and received a Turf and Ornamental Spray License (must maintain license in order to remain in position).

Preferred Qualifications: 2+ years of chemical application.

Job Competencies:

Knowledge of the methods, materials, equipment and tools needed to perform the required tasks of this position.

Ability to represent the County to the public in a courteous manner and to maintain effective working relationships with other employees.

Ability to read chemical labels and read Material Data Sheets (MSDS).

Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods, often under hot and humid conditions.

Physical Demands: Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

About Everything Else

Pay: $16.93 (Step 1)

This Posting is currently Open Until Filled

Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more!

Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.

Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

Sarasota County Government promotes diversity and inclusion in its workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identification or expression, genetic information, religion, national origin, marital status, age or disability. A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Government employers are drug-free and tobacco-free environments, EEO/AA/ADA employers, and they prohibit discrimination in all services, programs or activities.

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.