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Washington State University Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 3 in Pullman, Washington
Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 3
Available Title(s):
591K-YNCSNPS - Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 3
Business Title:
Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 3
Employee Type:
Classified
Time Type:
Full time
Position Term:
12 Month
Position Details:
Summary of Duties:
The position is assigned to the Facilities Services Grounds Department and is responsible for an assigned area of landscape and hardscape. With little supervision, performs skilled landscape maintenance applications to maintain safe, clean, and well-manicured grounds in the core of campus which includes high pedestrian/high visibility traffic areas on and surrounding the research facilities on the WSU Pullman campus. These duties include, but are not limited to; planning landscape installations, planting, pruning and weeding manicured beds and landscape areas. Operating motorized equipment for turf maintenance and snow removal, landscape installation and renovations, irrigation and equipment maintenance. Position calls for a flexible schedule and availability to work on an occasional weekend or evening when events are scheduled.
Required Qualifications:
• High school or equivalent and at least two (2) years experience working with youth, gardening, or in grounds maintenance; OR equivalent education/experience.
• Two or more years' experience and knowledge in grounds maintenance procedures and techniques, plant material identification and cultural needs, and current horticultural practices.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain by the time of hire and maintain, a valid, unrestricted driver's license.
• Possession of a Public Pesticide Applicators license.
• Two years' experience operating grounds maintenance equipment or equivalent. and using a variety of hand and motorized tools such as; pruners, loppers, shovels, rakes, hoes, mowers, blowers, edgers, litter picker, chain saw, trimmers, string trimmers and sprayers.
• Ability to perform daily work that requires walking, grasping, lifting, pushing, pulling, shoveling and repetitive hand motion for extended periods.
• Physical ability to perform the duties
Preferred Qualifications:
• Commercial driver's license endorsement acquired by time of hire (Class B).
To support WSU's ability to attract talent in a competitive job market, this recruitment has been approved for a hiring incentive payment of up to $2,500.00. More information regarding the hiring incentive payment program can be located on the HRS website: https://hrs.wsu.edu/employees/benefits/employees-benefits-total-compensation-package/hiring-incentive/.
This recruitment is approved for a referral incentive for eligible WSU employees. For instructions to complete this process and eligibility visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/employees/benefits/employees-benefits-total-compensation-package/hiring-incentive/
About Facilities Services (WSU Pullman):
Facilities Services' primary mission is the stewardship, maintenance, and operations of the campus buildings, grounds, and utilities on the Pullman campus.
We aspire to be the service provider of choice and the employer of choice. We believe in developing solutions of lasting value through robust dialogue and collaboration with our campus partners and industry. Our staff of skilled trades-people, custodi