Community College is accepting applications for a full-time Landscape Maintenance Technician. Apply online at https://ccemployment.applicantstack.com/x/apply/a2fy4irzx7do. Resume in lieu of a fully completed application will not be accepted. Some evening or weekend work may be required.  Applications will be accepted through March 20, 2020.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
-High School diploma or equivalent;
-Knowledge of horticultural principles and practices applicable to landscaping, maintenance, and upkeep of grounds, flowers, and shrubs;
-Knowledge of grounds maintenance and repair of equipment associated with landscape maintenance.
-Valid North Carolina driver's license, or ability to obtain valid NC driver's license within 10 days of employment;
-Possess or have the ability to acquire a NC pesticides license within the first 12 months of employment.

PURPOSE:
The Landscape Maintenance Technician will perform daily landscape maintenance for Carteret Community College.

Among the essential job functions and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participates in all operations and facilities functions as directed.
• Takes direction from the Landscape Maintenance Supervisor and performs landscape maintenance duties as directed, excavates areas, removes and plants a wide variety of nursery stock, mows, trims, edges, blows, mulches, removes weeds and sprays herbicides and pesticides.
• Removal of trash and debris from the lawn, emptying designated trash and ash receptacles.
• Maintains hard and permeable driving and parking surfaces.
• Completes landscape maintenance work orders assigned.
• Maintains and repairs small engine equipment.
• Ensures workplace safety and sound environmental practices.
• Performs storm preparedness. Participates in clean up, snow and ice removal.
• Attend monthly departmental meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned

  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. Must have 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, as well as depth perception and ability to focus. The employee will be exposed to outside weather conditions, noise, vibration, airborne particles, fumes, moving mechanical parts and will be required to use personal protective equipment where applicable. The employee may be required to operate fork and personal lifts, and well as other equipment one would associate with landscape maintenance.

  Carteret Community College is an EOE/E-verify employer. Job offers are conditional subject to satisfactory background check.