Gardener

$48,755 - $56,867/Yr

United States Department of Veterans Affairs - Grand Island, NE

Part-time,Full-time

Onsite - Grand Island, NE

Administration of Human Resource Programs

About the position

The Gardener position at the Department of Veterans Affairs involves maintaining and enhancing the landscapes at the Nebraska-Western Iowa Veterans Health Administration's campuses. The role requires independent work under the direction of the Maintenance Supervisor, focusing on the installation, modification, repair, and maintenance of trees, plants, landscapes, and irrigation systems. The position is full-time and offers a salary range of $23.44 - $27.34 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Cutting, edging, aerating, thatching, grooming, weeding, and fertilizing lawns.
• Trimming and weeding shrub beds and flower beds.
• Planting shrubs and flowers and transplanting both large shrubs and small trees.
• Trimming and pruning trees as instructed to ensure both health and aesthetic appeal.
• Making recommendations to the supervisor regarding fertilization, planting, or transplanting trees and shrubs.
• Applying a wide range of chemicals to plants, turf, flowers, and trees, maintaining a detailed log of chemical usage as per federal, state, and local requirements.
• Installing, repairing, and maintaining irrigation systems.
• Power washing buildings, emptying trash receptacles, and picking up trash or debris around outdoor picnic or seating areas.
• Operating and maintaining various high-powered, specialized lawn and grounds-maintenance equipment such as mowers, tractors, front-end loaders, street sweepers, backhoes, forklifts, main lifts, edgers, speeders, tillers, thatchers, aerators, sprayers, weed eaters, blowers, and hand tools.
• Performing minor operational maintenance of agricultural equipment including changing oil, replacing filters, lubricating bearings and mechanical belts, and replacing belts.

Requirements

• Ability to perform the duties of the position as demonstrated by training or experience.
• Must be able to obtain Nebraska State category 3 certification/license in pest management for herbicide application within 90 days of employment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee, including access to health insurance, retirement plans, and paid leave.