Job Title: Horticulture SpecialistDepartment: Property Management & DevelopmentReports To: Director, Landscape OperationsFLSA Status: Non ExemptPay Grade: 7SummaryThis position requires the team member to maintain the grounds of commercial and public property by performing the duties listed below. This position is required to be friendly, outgoing and responsive and to Guests, Residents, Tenants and the general public's questions providing excellent customer service.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Coordinates annual flower program. Contacts growers to check prices and condition of plants.Helps with planting selection.Picks up and removes litter from trash receptacles, parking lots, and turf areas.Assists in coaching and training new Team Members.Trims and edges around walks, flower beds, and walls.Prunes shrubs and tress to shape and improve growth or remove damaged leaves, branches, or twigs.Mulch and maintains landscape beds.Rakes and removes leaves.Shovels snow from walks and driveways, operates snow removal equipment.Spreads salt on public passage ways to prevent ice buildup.Waters lawns, shrubs and annuals.Helps guests, residents, and public with questions and directions.Inspects and diagnosis insect and disease problems on ornamental trees and shrubs.Assists in overseeing special projects and seasonal Team Members.Performs other duties as assigned.Supervisory ResponsibilitiesThis position has no supervisory responsibilitiesQualificationsTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education & ExperienceHigh school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Certificates, Licenses, RegistrationsRequired to have a PA driver's license if Full Time Team Member onlyPennsylvania Commercial Pesticide Applicators License in turf and ornamental categories is a plus.Signatory AuthorityThis position does not require signatory authority.Safety Policies & ProceduresThe Team Member in this position is responsible for following Willow Valley's safety policies and procedures, promoting safety, and identifying areas for improvement. The Team Member must be knowledgeable about and follow Willow Valley's Safety Manual. The Team Member will be reviewed annually on workplace safety.Aware of safety hazards and acts pro actively to prevent injuries. Reports injuries and illness promptly and thoroughly. Attends training meetings, performs site safety inspections and conducts Team Member training when appropriate. (For Team Leaders) This is a Safety-Sensitive Position as defined in the Drug Free Workplace Policy.Computer SkillsPM2010 (internal program which will be taught to the Team Member)Complexity & JudgmentWork requires performing routine and non-routine tasks. Work is diversified and requires judgment in the application of established rules and procedures but within established guidelines.Guest & Team Member RelationsThis position interacts with Guests and Team Members on a regular basis dealing with routine matters.Reasoning AbilityAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.Language SkillsLevel 3: Ability to read and interpret docu ents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.Mathematical SkillsLevel 2 Basic Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all unites of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.Physical DemandsWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.Work EnvironmentWhile performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles and Consistent/reoccurring vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
