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Horticulture Technician Jobs

Company

City of Norfolk, VA
Address , Norfolk, 23510
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary $39,312 - $64,079 a year
Expires 2023-10-18
Posted at 9 months ago
Job Description
Description

The City of Norfolk's Department of Parks & Recreation, Parks & Forestry Operations, Landscape Services, is seeking to hire a Horticulture Technician to perform activities related to the beautification, health and aesthetics of ornamental landscape planting. The Horticulture Technician manages and performs all work in the green houses and grounds surrounding the area. They are responsible for landscape design and construction, irrigation design and maintenance and greenhouse collections.

Departmental Salary Hiring Range: $39,312

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

  • Manage the ordering and receiving of plants from vendors including their adherence to specifications.
  • Monitors all displays for healthy growth and addresses any issues with the plantings as they arise
  • Occasional supervision of a small crew or volunteer group and interaction with the public as needed.
  • Perform administration duties by maintaining pesticide records, plant inventories and maintenance records.
  • Work closely with other Parks & Forestry Operations personnel in a team effort to accomplish goals.
  • Manage tree and plant materials for winter projects including maintenance of the material while stored at the Dana St. compound.
  • Manage the ornamental planters program which includes all maintenance, design, and procurement of plant material for seasonal displays.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

Two years experience in the ornamental horticultural field.

The preferred candidate will possess the following:
  • Horticultural experience or classes in Ornamental Horticulture to perform the required job duties.

Additional Information & Requirements

Work Location: 143 East Street, Norfolk Va. 23510

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week; 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Work hours are subject to change.

Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a one-time $5,000 signing bonus for applications received on or after February 22, 2022 until June 30, 2022. The signing bonus will be paid in two (2) increments: $2,500 upon completion of 60 days of employment, and $2,500 upon completion of your probationary period. To receive the signing bonus, you must be an active employee in good standing.