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Job Description
Job Description Harborview Maintenance has an outstanding opportunity for a Gardener Lead.
WORK SCHEDULE 100
% FTE Monday - Friday Day Shift
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
Harborview Medical Center Maintenance is a department of the Facilities & Capital Development Division. Our goal is to respond in a timely manner to your building maintenance needs; to make alterations and repairs to the systems needed to maintain patient care and a healing environment at Harborview.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
Support UW Medicine's mission to improve the health of the public at our region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and safety net hospital caring for the people of King County Lead and work with Gardeners and other assigned personnel in the development and maintenance of institution grounds
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Regularly assign, instruct and check work of other grounds personnel in landscape construction and grounds maintenance work Perform and lead others in planting, transplanting, mowing, pruning, fertilizing, and irrigating lawns, gardens, shrubs, and trees; coordinate and prepare special landscape projects Direct preventive maintenance programs and maintain equipment records Maintain adherence to safety policies and procedures Develop preliminary cost estimates for maintenance, construction and repair work; inspect grounds projects; read and interpret blueprints Use a variety of manual and power tools, motorized equipment Assist in interviewing, selecting, training, and evaluating grounds personnel
REQUIREMENTS
Physical ability to do required work AND two years of experience as a Gardener or equivalent work involving grounds maintenance, plant care and landscape construction OR Physical ability to do required work AND one year of experience as stated above AND one year of college level training in botany, horticulture, forestry, landscape, irrigation or allied field Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
Compensation, Benefits and Position Details Pay Range Minimum:
$23.91 hourly
Pay Range Maximum:
$32.08 hourly
Other Compensation:
-
Benefits:
For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
Shift:
First Shift (United States of America) Temporary or Regular? This is a regular position FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 100.00%
Union/Bargaining Unit:
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