Landscape-Maintenance Technician

Education:  High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Experience:  One to two years’ experience desired in groundskeeping and general maintenance.
Knowledge and Skills:  Knowledge of the horticulture principles and practices applicable to landscaping, maintenance, and upkeep of grounds, flowers, and shrubs.  Knowledge of grounds maintenance and equipment repair associated with landscape maintenance.
Physical Demands:   The employee is regularly required to use power tools and hand tools.  Frequently required to walk, stand, use arms and legs, fingers and hands, climb ladders, and crawl in small, confined spaces.  Ability to exert, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and work in elevated locations up to 50 feet.   Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, peripheral and color vision. Depth perception and ability to focus.
License requirement: Valid NC driver’s license.  Possess or have the ability to acquire a NC pesticides license within the first 12 months of employment.  Forklift certification desired.  

 

Working Conditions and Environment:  Exposure to outside weather conditions, noise, vibration, airborne particles, fumes, moving mechanical parts and will require the use of personal protective equipment where applicable. Some evening or weekend work may be required. 

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Carteret Community College (Morehead City, NC) is accepting applications for a full-time Landscape-Maintenance Technician.  The Landscape-Maintenance Technician will work alongside experienced team members to perform daily landscaping duties, general grounds upkeep, and general maintenance for the College.

Salary commensurate with experience.  
Benefits include pension (vested in 5 years), paid vacation leave, sick leave, and holidays; low-cost health insurance.

Apply online at www.carteret.edu
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.   

Apply online at www.carteret.edu, or https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/carteretcc/jobs/5124185/landscape-maintenance-technician-full-time?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs