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Landscaping Assistant - Facilities, Planning, and Management
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Position Number: 6028063
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Facilities Management

Landscaping Assistant - Facilities, Planning, and Management
Chattanooga, TN, United States

Job Identification: 1713
Job Category: Facilities Services
Posting Date: 02/22/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 400 Palmetto Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, US

Job Description
The Landscaping Assistant participates and oversees in the preparation, development, and care of grounds, drives, walks, and parking areas; and participates in the planting and maintenance of ornamental bedding areas, trees, lawns, and landscaping projects.

Responsibilities

Operates and maintains specialized groundskeeping equipment in the performance of various maintenance and landscaping tasks, including operation of tractors, loaders, mowers, blowers, backhoe, tillers, aerifiers, gas trimmers, saws, and pruners
Cleans and maintains lawns, streets, walks, parking areas, etc., including removal of snow, ice, litter, leaves, and other debris
Performs specialized tasks associated with grounds maintenance and landscaping, which may include planting, fertilizing, watering, pruning, cultivating, weeding, cutting, trimming, and shaping
Assists in the maintenance of athletic/recreational fields
Assists in minor duties in Motorpool to include servicing customers at the gasoline pumps

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

Ability to safely operate machinery, tools, and equipment used in the performance of tasks assigned to this position (mowers, weed eaters, trimmers, blowers, pruners, saws etc.)
Ability to recognize plant conditions for proper care and reporting

Review of applications will begin March 4, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration.

Qualifications
Minimum: Typically requires a high school diploma and six months of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Preferred: 1+ year of experience in the landscape industry, and 3+ years of experience with a large-scale landscape company or university setting is preferred.

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