About the Department

Performs a variety of work related to planting, maintenance and watering of trees. Including, but not limited to: watering, weeding, mulch installation, day-today grounds maintenance, general landscaping activities, and repairing irrigation systems. Duties may also include operating a brush clipper, driving pick-up trucks, maintenance of equipment, minor pruning, and operating chainsaws under supervision. Duties may also include record keeping and conducting citywide surveys for symptoms of Dutch Elm Disease on elm trees and taking sample specimen from suspect trees and further investigate and test the specimen for the Dutch Elm Disease fungus. 

Position Duties

1. Operates power equipment, hand tools and selected machinery. 
2. Maintains and services equipment. 
3. Planting, maintenance and removal of trees. 
4. Watering, weeding, mulch installation, day-to-day grounds maintenance. 
5. General landscaping activities, and repairing irrigation systems. 
6. Surveying, record keeping and lab work for Dutch Elm disease. 
7. Performs other duties of a comparable level/type as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to read and write. Must have the ability to do considerable walking, heavy lifting, reaching, bending and have average sense of sight and hearing.

Other Qualifications

Knowledge of safety standards and practices. Skill in the operation of applicable hand and mechanical tools and related equipment. Skill in communication, interpersonal skill as applied to interaction with co-workers, supervisor, general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to provide and/or receive work direction.