GARDENER 2 - FORESTRY

Gardener 2 - Forestry

The City of Wichita is offering a full-time position for a Gardener 2 - Forestry. The salary range is $17.80 - $25.15 hourly. The job is located in Kansas, KS. The department is Parks and Recreation and the division is Park Forestry and Maintenance.

The work involves gardening and grounds maintenance and supervision. Work is performed independently under general supervision, with directions for technical work being provided by a supervisor. The work location is 1700 S Hydraulic, Wichita, KS. The day and hours for this position are Monday to Friday, 7 : 00 AM - 3 : 30 PM. The bargaining unit is Service Employee's International (SEIU). Employees within the department or division shall be given first consideration. The posting may close at any time.

Examples of work performed include maintaining trees, maintaining the cleanliness and general maintenance of work-related equipment, vehicles, and trailers, removing snow from walks and other areas, maintaining tree stock prior to planting season, operating and maintaining spray equipment to apply appropriate tree pest control measures as needed, balls and burlaps trees as needed, supervising other employees as needed, operating forestry related small engine equipment including chainsaws, and repairing irrigation systems. Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements of work include knowledge of the standard tools, equipment, materials, methods, and practices used in gardening and grounds maintenance work, knowledge of hazards and safety precautions of the work, working knowledge of horticulture, floriculture, irrigation systems, symptoms of plant disease, parasites, and insect pests, and of the means and methods used for their control, skill in the use of standard hand and power equipment employed in the propagation and cultivation of garden and grass areas, ability to push and / or pull and operate a large garden tiller, ability to safely and skillfully use a chainsaw, ability to lift and carry up to 150 pounds with the assistance of another, ability to tolerate outdoors, open grounds, windy conditions, and pesticide and herbicide handling, ability to shovel snow using a three-pound shovel, and lifting up to a ten-pound load 36 inches high and moving it up to six feet.

Required experience and training include one year of experience either in horticultural maintenance, tree care, or in landscape maintenance work, a valid driver's license, a valid Kansas class A commercial driver's license (CDL) within six (6) months of hire, if required, obtain State of Kansas Commercial Pesticide Applicator certification in General Knowledge Category 9A Noxious Weeds or a General within one year of employment, and must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need of a sponsorship.