Gardener / General Worker - University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

Gardening / General Worker

• Plants, transplants, fertilizes, applies chemicals, waters, prunes, and weeds flower beds and plant areas.
• Maintains flowers, bushes, trees, and shrubs.
• Implements detailed landscape plans.
• Plants and propagates bedding plants; may manage greenhouse operations, as applicable.
• Picks up and disposes of litter.
• May assist in various maintenance activities as required.
• May operate a motor vehicle to transport materials and equipment, as appropriate to the position.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.

• May irrigate, mow, rake, and trim lawns and/or sport fields.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Spray weeds with poison.

General duties

• Attend meetings with team leader as scheduled.
• Prepare and repair irrigation leaks.
• Line marking to all fields.

Inherent requirements:

• Relevant experience related to the duties and responsibilities.

Required competencies:

• Business Acumen
• Results Orientated
• Strategic Thinking
• Leading
• Building Coalitions

Recommendations:

• Ability to use hand and power tools applicable to trade.
• Ability to perform grounds maintenance tasks.
• Knowledge of fertilizer and/or pesticide applications.
• Ability to lift and manipulate heavy objects.
• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures