Top 4 Gardener Jobs in Wichita Ks

Gardener I - Park Maintenance
City of Wichita —Wichita, KS
- $18.10 - $25.57 an hour
- Full-time
- Pass drug screening
- CDL A
- Driver's License
- AD&D insurance
- Paid holidays
GARDENER 2 - PARK MAINTENANCE
City of Wichita —Wichita, KS
- $18.87 - $26.66 an hour
- Full-time
- Pass drug screening
- CDL A
- Mid-level
- AD&D insurance
- Paid holidays

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City of Wichita —Wichita, KS
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Gardener I - Park Maintenance

City of Wichita -
Wichita, KS

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Job Details

Full-time
$18.10 - $25.57 an hour

Benefits

AD&D insurance
Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Dependent health insurance coverage
Employee assistance program
Vision insurance
Employee discount
Bereavement leave
Life insurance
Retirement plan

Qualifications

Safe work practices
Snow removal
Plant disease management
Outdoor work experience
CDL A
Driver's License
Safety hazards
Shovels
Power tools
Pest control chemical handling
Commercial driving
Hand tools

Full Job Description

The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.

Distinguishing Features of Work

This is non-technical gardening and grounds maintenance work. Assignments are performed with minimum supervision and work is subject to regular, frequent inspection with advice being given relative to difficult or unusual problems.

The days and hours for this position: Monday - Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm

Bargaining Unit: Service Employee's International (SEIU)

**Employees within the department of division shall be given first consideration**

**Posting may close at any time**

Examples of Work Performed

Maintains flowers, shrubs, and trees, including cultivating, transplanting, irrigating, pruning, spraying, and fertilizing.
Maintains turf grass areas, including irrigating, planting, mowing, edging and trimming, controlling diseases and pests, and fertilizing.
Maintains the cleanliness of walks and other hard surfaced areas by sweeping and hosing with water.
Removes snow from walks and other areas; maintains litter-free grounds.
Balls and burlaps trees.
May be assigned as a park caretaker during the summer.
Assists with prescribed burns.
These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements of Work

Some knowledge of the standard tools, equipment, materials, methods, and practices used in gardening and grounds maintenance work.
Some knowledge of hazards and safety precautions of the work.
Working knowledge of horticulture, floriculture, 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 standard lawn mower over rough terrain.
Ability to lift and carry up to 150 pounds with the assistance of another.
Ability to tolerate outdoors, open grounds, windy conditions, pesticide and herbicide handling.
Ability to empty trash bags/containers weighing up to 40 pounds and lift them up to 48 inches.
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.
Ability to read and interpret instructions and labels, such as on equipment and pesticides
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
Ability to maintain a valid Kansas class A commercial driver's license (CDL). If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Experience and Training

Required Experience and Training

Ability to obtain Kansas class A commercial driver's license (CDL) within first six months of employment. If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
A valid drivers' license.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need of a sponsorship.

Preferred Experience and Training

Six months of experience cultivating and caring for lawns, shrubs and trees.
One year experience in operating gardening equipment such as mowers, trimmers and edgers.
A valid Kansas class A commercial driver's license (CDL).

Please note that this position is part of a random drug testing pool, and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.

Starting pay for current City employees will be determined by City of Wichita policy or applicable bargaining unit agreement.

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