Lead Maintenance Specialist – Hudson Gardens Horticulture

(Full Time, Non-Exempt)

Hiring Range is $46,184 to $53,183 annually based on qualifications, education and experience as it relates to the position.

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Hudson Gardens Maintenance Supervisor,this position is responsible for scheduling, coordinating, assigning and evaluating horticulture planting and landscape maintenance projects and personnel at Hudson Gardens including annual and perennial flowers, roses, shrubs and interior foliage plants. Performs duties in a manner consistent with the stated values of the organization.

• Maintains all horticultural displays, including turf, annual, and perennial beds; assists in designing and renovating shrub or annual/perennial flower beds.
• Assists with training personnel in proper horticulture and snow removal techniques.
• Properly plants, prunes, weeds, mulches, trims and performs general horticulture maintenance within facility landscapes. Assists with mowing, turf maintenance, path maintenance, and other operations as required to maintain and enhance the outdoor assets.
• Regularly inspects all shrub, flower and rose beds, as well asfoliage plants. Initiates proper maintenance activities.
• Performs pesticide applications associated with proper Integrated Pest Management for annuals, perennials, roses, and shrubs.
• Properly prepares flowering landscape beds for planting and provides ongoing landscape maintenance.
• Assists with properly scheduling and coordinating watering regimes for trees, shrubs and flowers.
• Waters and fertilizes flowers, shrubs, and foliage plants as soil moisture and weather patterns indicate or as directed.
• Works closely with the Outdoor Recreation Coordinator to assist with all volunteer gardening programs to ensure the gardens’ healthand productivity. Assists in overseeing planting, weeding,harvesting, and other hands-on gardening tasks while providing guidance and support to volunteers of all experience levels.
• May perform landscape demolition, renovations or new landscape work
• Performs routine inspections of all grounds to ensure proper maintenance.
• Exercises good judgment and proper safety precautions and practices at all times.
• Ensures proper care of assigned tools and equipment, performs maintenance on small equipment, and notifies appropriate personnel of need for tool, equipment or vehicle maintenance service or repairs.
• Maintains and properly completes daily activity reports, pesticide application reports, landscape inventory data, incident reports andother records as required. Maintains accurate planting, maintenance and removal records. Enters and updates tree varieties, conditions,and planting dates into Tree Plotter and GIS.
• Maintains labor and material cost tracking data for planting and establishment of shrub and flower planting and maintenance. Assists Supervisor with preparation of horticulture section goals, objects,and annual budget. Responsible for reconciling Purchase Cards in atimely manner and providing accurate information for preparing purchase orders.
• Assists with set up of special events.
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with District employees, vendors, various outside users’ groups and associations.
• May be required to fill in for absent employees, covering some orall duties to ensure operations continue smoothly.
• Responds tactfully, respectfully and in a timely manner to inquiries and problems in person, through email, phone, and mail by providing helpful information and explanations in-line with District policies and procedures. Thoughtfully handles confrontational or stressful interactions.
• Performs snow and ice removal using plow trucks, blowers, shovels,ice scrappers, de-icing salt, etc.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, trainings, and orientations.
• Attends work on a…