Assistant Horticulturist

Flagship Facility Services · Salt Lake City

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Job Summary

Job Description

Essential Duties

• Meets regularly with the City’s Airport Aviation Services Manager to design, place and care for live plants.
• Performs daily walks through the facility to make sure that the plants are placed in the right location with the proper appearance.
• Assess water content in each plant weekly (or more often if needed) and water as needed
• Dusts plants and cleans containers
• Prunes, grooms, rotates and fertilizes plants as needed
• Procures proper materials (plants, containers, soil, organic fertilizer, etc.)
• Records plant information, identifies plant materials, and processes records for plant inventories. Assigns plant numbers and tags new specimen plants, and plants propagated from, that need to be tracked.
• Responsible for the personal proper use and maintenance of tools, equipment, and materials; refers problems and ordering needs to the Site Manager; oversees proper use and maintenance of tools and equipment by assistant
• Tags plants under care in the nursery and follows up with recording the plant location information. Maintains any needed plant labels and maintains any needed tags on site. Keeps record of dead or missing plants.
• Rotates out sick plants and provides care in the plant room and once they are healthy they are returned to the floor.
• Responsible for the continual development of assigned staff and building positive employee relations by coaching, counseling, mentoring, motivating, resolving conflict, praising, documentation of performance, etc.; participates in annual performance reviews of assigned staff
• Leads any plant tours as needed, assists with any educational or other special events
• Demonstrates a continual positive effort to maintain effective working relationships with staff and management.
• Help to design and arrange plants in areas that are new construction.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to determine and use appropriate techniques to ensure the proper services, planting, maintenance or removal of plants. Includes but is no limited to pruning, planting, watering, removal or treatment of plants.
• Demonstrate accuracy; display commitment to excellence and a keen eye for garden detail
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates,  direct supervisors and co-workers
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team effectively
• Strong    organizational,      analytical, mathematical, and computer skills for research, record keeping, and problem-solving
• Ability to understand and interpret instruction to work effectively and efficiently with minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate maintenance and horticultural needs and personnel needs in a courteous and effective manner both in written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of interior plants.
• Ability to fulfill the airports plant collection and plant records policies
• Ability to perform and support horticultural practices that facilitate plant health through understanding soil nutrition and Integrated Pest Management
• Ability to prune to International Society of Arboriculture standards.
• Knowledge of environmental rules and regulations concerning procedures, equipment, organic products and basic safety.
• Ability to visualize and conceptualize detail and aesthetics applying best garden practices for plant health and display
• Ability to lift at least 40 lbs.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of (2) two years’ experience performing Interior Plant Care in facilities of comparable size and customer volume.
• Four year college degree in horticultural or related field.
• In-depth knowledge of        plant       culture,  best        management         practices,               plant identification and design preferred

Working Conditions 

• Must be able to lift at least 40 lbs.
• Continual or prolonged periods of time bending, stooping, reaching, crouching, kneeling, crawling, digging, and lifting
• Continuous communication and/or interaction with staff, airport personnel and management
• Occasional weekend and/or holiday work may be required to meet departmental deadlines or to provide plant care for special events
• Use of independent good judgment to be applied when troubleshooting problems or determining needs

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of basic janitorial duties and responsibilities very helpful.
• Must have good listening and verbal communication skills. Some positions require the ability to speak/understand English.
• Must maintain a neat appearance. A uniform is required at some worksites.
• Must attend periodic training and safety meetings.
• Must be able to understand and anticipate the needs of the clients.
• Must be punctual.

Work Environment

• Small-to-large office environment.
• Safety glasses required while performing certain tasks.
• Fast paced work environment.
• Safety class performed by Flagship.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Exposed to a combination of normal office type environments and shop environments. 
• Regularly exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes, cleaning products and noise.

Requirements

• Be able to pass criminal background requirements.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to perform the following repetitive movements: stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear. Ability to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 40 pounds of office and facilities equipment (cleaning products, tools, and ladders) and trash and the ability to safely use equipment provided. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Under The Americans with Disabilities Act reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Authorization

Authorized to work in the U.S.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Flagship is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. 

Americans with Disabilities Act

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job.

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