Who We Are
Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries. Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion.
Do you have a heart for the hurting and a desire to invest your talents and experiences into a mission with eternal significance? For every transformative surgery that takes place onboard one of our Mercy Ships, there are dozens of men and women being used of the Lord to prepare the way through their vocational gifts and talents!
- Compensation Range for This Position Is $16.00/HR
Mercy Ships is seeking a Landscape Technician who will be responsible for the installation, maintenance, and enhancement of landscapes across a large campus environment. The position involves a variety of tasks including planting, mulching, edging, seasonal cleanups, and irrigation system support. You will operate hand tools, small machinery, and landscaping equipment safely while working closely with crew members to ensure projects are completed on time and with exceptional quality.
How You’ll Contribute
- Maintains lawns including mowing, edging, weeding, planting, fertilizing, seeding & trimming.
- Maintains and improves landscape beds by planting, transplanting, watering, fertilizing, applying chemicals, pruning and weeding flower beds & planting areas.
- Maintains flowers, bushes, trees & shrubs.
- Implements detailed landscaping plans.
- Maintains Irrigation.
- Safely operates landscaping equipment, hand tools & small machinery.
- Picks up & dispose of litter.
- May operate a motor vehicle to transport materials & equipment.
- May assist with snow & ice removal.
- Other duties as assigned
- Maintains alignment and upholds Mercy Ships Core Values, Code of Conduct, and follows the policies and procedures published on Compass.
- Follows the model of Jesus and aligns with our core values by Loving God; Loving and Serving Others; Being a Person of Integrity; and a Person of Excellence in all you say and do.
- Other duties may be assigned that are not included in the information provided in this job description.
The Ideal Candidate
- Knowledge of horticulture methods
- Ability to use hand tool and other applicable equipment.
- Interpreting & completing landscape plans.
- Knowledge of fertilizer & pesticide applications.
- Ability to read, understand, follow & enforce safety procedures.
- Collaboration/Teamwork, Decision-making, Maintenance, Multi-tasking, Organizational Skills, Problem solving, Time Management, Customer Service, Project Management
Education & Experience
- Two years landscaping experience is preferred.
- Or equivalent combination of experience and education
Pour your God-given talents into a mission with eternal return on investment -- join the Mercy Ships Crew, today! This is a paid position. To explore our many Mercy Ships volunteer opportunities, please visit us at: https://www.mercyships.org/get-involved/volunteer/
