Landscape Gardener

Masonic Village at Elizabethtown • Full-time • Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, United States • $35k - $45k / year • 9h ago

Landscape Gardener

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania - Elizabethtown Campus - is immediately hiring a Full Time Day Landscape Gardener working 6:30AM - 2:30PM, Monday through Friday.

With over 145 years of providing award-winning care and services across the state of PA, Masonic Villages is driven by our Mission of Love to assists individuals in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life.

Why Choose Masonic Villages:

Each campus is supported by corporate leaders who are fully invested in our Mission of Love and hiring like-minded individuals who are committed to providing heartfelt customer service and contributing to our team environment. When you join our team you can expect:

Industry-leading benefits such as $0 cost medical coverage option ***
Vacation Time/Flex Time and Paid Holidays ***
Pay on-demand. Access to a portion of your earned wages in real-time.
Discounted Grocery gift cards
Tuition and Educational Reimbursement ***
Discounts for onsite Daycare
Free Gym and Pool Membership ***
Paid Lunch ***
Discounted tickets for movies, theme parks, hotels, and MORE!
Shoe discounts
Cell phone discounts
Weekend differentials and additional shift differentials!
Employer matched Retirement Savings with free financial planning ***
A commitment to growing our leaders with leadership & mentorship programs available

Key: *** = Full Time & Part Time Regular Staff Only

As a Landscape Gardener, you will carry out our Mission of Love by coordinating with the Landscape Supervisors to plan, design and implement annual bulb and small area plantings, work schedules and projects to manage and maintain various areas of the campus. Shares responsibility in observing, reporting and resolving campus landscape needs and hazards. Campus areas include, but are not limited to resident cottages, apartments, administrative buildings, public space and gardens, farm and orchard acreage and woodlands within campus boundaries.

Our Landscape Gardener is responsible for the following:

Assists in planning, coordinating and performing any landscape management practices necessary to maintain the campus such as the care of lawns and gardens using a variety of hand tools, including rakes, saws, shovels, trimmers and pruning saws. Understands basic horticultural practices and general best management practices.
Keeps landscape beds and plant material attractive and healthy through pruning, trimming, weeding, mulching and other horticultural interventions.
Maintains lawns with the use of mowers, string trimmers, edgers, aeration, over seeding and fertilizing to keep it healthy and at an optimal height.
Plants new lawn, annuals, perennials, bulbs and shrubs following planned designs as prescribed by the Landscape Supervisor.
Waters lawns and plants when needed to maintain the health of the lawns and plants.
Responsible for understanding the proper use and handling of pesticides to include quantifying chemical mixtures, ratios, rates, application processes. Fertilizes lawns and plants and apply any herbicides or pesticides to keep the foliage healthy and thriving. Maintains accurate records of pesticide, fertilizer and soil amendment applications.
Performs all aspects of snow operations on campus by plowing, equipment operations, salting and shoveling during winter weather conditions including off hours call-in.
Maintains work areas and vehicles in an orderly and clean manner, maintaining a safe work place. Performs all tasks and operates all equipment in a safe manner as outlined in operating manuals. Ensures the proper care and use of tools, equipment and supplies and uses proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times.
Completes computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) generated work orders and provides clear documentation of work as required. Generates work orders for additional work or tasks identified in the field and completes or submits them as appropriate and maintains an accurate record of time for cost distribution and payroll.

What You Have:

A high school graduate or equivalent. Vocational Tech program and/or field related certifications preferred.
Valid Pennsylvania driver's license
Minimum of two-year training in horticulture, either technical or on-the-job is desirable.
Possess or the ability to acquire a PA state pesticide applicator's certification within 1 year.
Knowledge of herbaceous and woody plant material desirable.
Good written, oral, organizational and computer skills.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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