Reports To: 

Manager II, Lab Materials, Science, Technology, and Math

Position Status:

Student

Posted Pay Range: 

15.40

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Position Summary:

Responsible for the landscape construction activities and day-to-day grounds maintenance of campus landscapes. Designs, develops, and maintains landscaped areas; participates in planning and coordinating landscape projects; organizes work sites and maintains pesticide application schedules; helps maintain inventories and equipment. Plants, transplants, removes, trims, prunes, sprays, and fertilizes trees, shrubs, fields, and other plants; diagnoses plant problems and assists in their control measures; operates equipment as assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Assists Lab Materials Specialist in landscape construction activities and day-to-day grounds maintenance.
• Inspects and reports work performed on landscape work sites to the Lab Materials Specialist.
• Plants and transplant trees, shrubs, and other plants.
• Assist in irrigation system diagnosis and maintenance.
• Assist in weed abatement and weed abatement scheduling.
• Sprays and fertilizes trees, shrubs, and other plants.
• May serve as a mentor to other student employees
• Removes snow by shoveling, using a snow blower on sidewalks in campus areas, and assists the operations crew in snow plowing as needed.
• Keeps daily logs and records as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least one completed semester in the Horticulture program or applicable experience
• Current, valid Idaho driver’s license.
• Able to work weekends on a rotational basis
• Ability to lift 60 lbs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status.