Job Details
Job Summary
Performs various duties involved in landscaping and maintaining County grounds and parking areas including mowing lawns, fertilizing, planting and transplanting trees, flowers, bushes, and shrubs. Maintains flowers, trees, and shrubs by watering, pruning, trimming, fertilizing and applying insecticides and chemicals under direction to control pests and disease. Operates power groundskeeping, landscape construction and snow removal equipment and drives heavy trucks. Maintains records of materials, time and equipment used in projects. Is responsible for performing snow removal and emergency duties on an on?call basis.
Minimum Qualifications
Applications will be rejected if the following information is not provided at the time of application
- Thoroughly documented work history
- The application is incomplete in ANY capacity
- Valid Driver's License Number
At the time of application, applicants must:
Be at least 18 years old and a high school graduate OR have completed the state requirements for a G.E.D. certificate
Have had at least two (2) years of full time work experience in all aspects of Grounds keeping including turf care and assisting in the planting, pruning, fertilizing, and spraying of flowers, trees, and shrubs.
Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's or chauffeur's license. When assigned to FM&O, must possess a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with a group "A" designation with airbrakes.
NOTE: Employees without the required CDL at time of application must obtain it by the end of the six month probationary period.
- Possess a Commercial Pesticide Applicator's Certification (CPAC) from the Michigan Department of Agriculture in the following categories: Turf Grass, Ornamental Plants, and Right of Way.
NOTE: Employees without the required CPAC in the following categories: Core, Turf Grass, Ornamental Plants, and Right of Way (Core, 3A, 3B, & 6) at time of application must obtain it by the end of the six month probationary period.
Pass the complete examination including the employment medical established for this classification.
Successfully complete the six months probationary period.
Work History
You are required to include your work experience in the Work Experience Section of your NEOGOV application. If you have previously included work history on a resume you must transfer your work history into the Work Experience Section prior to applying. Attached resumes will not be reviewed or considered. Please review the job posting, specifically the purpose of the position and the minimum qualifications, prior to answering the work experience question; and note that only related work experience will be considered. NOTE: Provide full detail in the employment history section noting the skills, experience and hours worked per week pertaining to the minimum qualifications.
Special Requirements
Must maintain a valid Commercial Driver's License.
Must maintain Michigan Department of Agriculture Commercial Pesticide Applicator's Certification in Turf Grass, Ornamental Plants, and Right of Way (Core, 3A, 3B, & 6).