Landscape Maintenance Worker Level 2

Details

Posted: 01-May-24

Location: Clinton, New York

Salary: Open

Categories:

Facilities//Maintenance/Trades
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: EAD85593-6E96-4A41-A5E8130303F123DA

The Landscape Maintenance Worker Level 2 is responsible for the maintenance of the Colleges trees, shrubs, flower beds (both perennial & annual) as well as snow removal and maintenance as directed by management. This is a full-time, nonexempt position with a pay rate of $23.88 per hour.

Responsibilities

We expect each employee to act in a professional manner and to comply with the College's Community Values. We expect each employee will share the common values of respect and decency toward one another, as outlined in the college's Strategic Plan. 

• Responsible for the maintenance of all the College's flower, tree, and shrub beds using Horticultural best practices and written departmental procedures.  This includes but is not limited to planting, amending sites, cultivating, mulching, and weeding (hand and/or mechanical), pesticide/herbicide spraying, disbudding, fertilizing, watering, disease & pest control, & bed sanitation.
• Performs pest management utilizing Integrated Pest Management (I.P.M) practices. 
• Plants seeds, annuals, perennials, and bulb flowers in all landscaped areas.
• Controls the growth of weeds in lawn areas, shrubs, and flower beds using hand or mechanical tools.
• Plants trees, hedges, & shrubs.  Prunes and trims trees and shrubs as needed.
• Cares for and removes trees, shrubs and brush as needed. 
• Protects landscape collections from deer utilizing deer fencing and repellant sprays.  Installs and maintains deer fencing.
• Maintains and repairs dried laid stone walls
• Removes trash, litter, and other debris from beds and other campus areas. Performs complete seasonal spring and fall bed clean up including but not limited to litter removal and composting.
• May work as assigned in support of other Grounds department requirements.
• Supports various campus events and other Facilities Management departments.
• Will work winter months performing snow removal and maintenance throughout campus.
• Will operate heavy equipment for grounds maintenance and snow removal tasks
• Position is required to work a reasonable amount of overtime based on seasonal requirements as determined by the college.
• May be required to work night and weekend shifts.  (Posting through normal bidding process.)
• Performs other duties as assigned

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United States. Founded in 1793 as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy; chartered in 1812 as Hamilton College; third oldest college established in New York State. Our mission is to provide an educational experience that emphasizes academic excellence and the development of students as human beings, as we prepare them to make choices and accept the responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic world of intellect and diversity. Hamilton's 1,350-acre campus is situated on a hilltop overlooking the picturesque village of Clinton, N.Y. The College is eight miles southwest of Utica, 45 minutes east of Syracuse, one hour from the Adirondack Park to the northeast and 90 minutes west of Albany.
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