Seasonal Gardener/Landscaper- Grand Canyon National Park

Overview:

Join our team at Grand Canyon National Park! Are you enthusiastic about hospitality, people, and beautiful places? By working at Grand Canyon National Park, you will get all three! No matter what your jobs is, you will be a proud steward of the park and play an essential role in providing warm and friendly hospitality to our guests! As one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, The Grand Canyon National Park is a place of remarkable beauty, peace, scenic grandeur and top notch hospitality.

JOB SUMMARY: Perform upkeep and maintenance of assigned property grounds

As our employee, you receive extremely affordable employee housing, discounted meals, employee discounts to explore other Xanterra properties and a generous benefits program for eligible employees. By working with Xanterra Travel Collection amongst the beauty of Grand Canyon National Park, this is your chance to Live, Work, and Explore in one of the most beautiful places on Earth!

Responsibilities:

• Be available for after hour call out duties as assigned.
• Follow all applicable safety, risk management and environmental policies and procedures.
• Trim trees, shrubs and other vegetation as required and properly dispose of clippings.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Maintain and care for vegetation including disease identification, fertilization, trimming, pruning, transplanting, and planting.
• Perform preventive maintenance on all assigned power tools and mowers.
• Learn and execute National Park Service requirements and guidelines as they apply to horticulture and landscaping.
• Maintain and operate all hand and power tools including lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, etc.
• Maintain and operate automatic sprinkler system including determining and executing proper irrigation schedules for shrub areas.
• If necessary, plow sidewalks for snow removal.
• Maintain fire defensive perimeter around assigned buildings.
• Wear all personal protective gear as required in performing job.

Qualifications:

• Minimum one-year experience in turf and shrub care or landscape maintenance.
• Possess or obtain a valid Arizona Driver’s License within 90 days of start date and comply with the Grand Canyon Lodges Driver Safety Program.
• Knowledge of lawn care equipment including use and maintenance.
• Physical ability to complete tasks including ability to push lawn mower, load clippings, ascend and descend ladders.
• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions including summer heat and winter storms.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.