Landscape Technician I
- Employer
- University of Central Oklahoma
- Location
- Edmond, OK
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Position Classification
Regular, full-time, hourly, non-exempt and benefit-eligible staff position. For more benefit information visit Why Work at UCO?
The hourly rate is $15.00 which translates to $31,200.00 per year.
General Schedule
The general schedule for this position is 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday, 6:00 am to 3:00 pm; shifts outside of the general schedule may be required, when necessary.
Position Overview
Performs a variety of landscaping duties (e.g. sod laying, mowing, trimming shrubs, planting, watering, fertilizing) to sustain the campus grounds of the University of Central Oklahoma.
This position is deemed mission essential. Incumbent must be available to help with or fully abate a facilities emergency. In the case of inclement weather or other emergency situations, the incumbent is expected to report to work as directed. A pre-arranged shift change may be implemented for predictable emergencies like inclement weather.
Job Duties
- Maintains campus lawns by mowing, raking, edging, trimming, fertilizing, and using weed control methods.Prepares flower beds for growing annuals and bulbs and other areas for seed and sod.Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs.Maintains campus shrubs by watering, spraying, weeding, and cleaning shrub plantings.Maintains driveways and walkways by spreading salt to remove ice buildup and shoveling snow.Maintains campus grounds by removing litter, sweeping, and cleaning around trash dumpsters and containers, and collecting rubbish left on campus.Provides sign and fence installation.Assists with artificial turf maintenance in sports complex.Performs duties associated with special events.Observes, communicates, complies with, and enforces Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) provisions.Uses various hand tools and gas-powered tools and ensures tools are maintained properly.Operates water tanker with pumps, and sprayers as needed.Operates roto tillers, lawn sweepers, sprayers, aerators, and tractors as needed.May operate tractors and bobcats to remove snow and ice from drives and walkways.May assist the Irrigation Technician.May make minor repairs on equipment.Performs other related duties as necessary to support the UCO mission.
This position is deemed mission essential. Incumbent must be available to help with or fully abate a facilities emergency. In case of inclement weather or other emergency situations, the incumbent is expected to report to work as directed, provided the process of getting to work location does not put the incumbent into a dangerous situation. Further, a pre-arranged shift change may be implemented for predictable emergencies like inclement weather.
Qualifications/Experience Required:
General education or vocational training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must have a valid Oklahoma Driver's License. Must pass pre-employment screening. Previous experience in landscaping maintenance not necessary.
Qualifications/Experience Preferred:
General education or vocational training. Possesses beginning working knowledge of subject matter.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Ability to use the tools of the trade.
Physical Demands:
Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
This position requires a physical. The physical requirements are:
- Ability to lift 50 lbs. regularly and 75 lbs. occasionallyAbility to lift 50 lbs. and carry 200 feetAbility to lift 50 lbs. and carry up/down 30 stairsAbility to walk regularly for long periods of time across the campusAbility to sit for long periods of timeAbility to use and reach with hands and arms regularlyAbility to climb in high places using a ladder or balance frequentlyAbility to stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, and crawl occasionallyAbility to push or pull dolly loaded with up to 120 pounds for 300 feet occasionallyMust have close, distance, and peripheral visionDepth perception and ability to adjust focusPass PFT (pulmonary function test
Organization
The University of Central Oklahoma prepares future leaders in an opportunity-rich environment, ideally located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Central offers an innovative learning community to its more than 17,000 students, where teaching comes first, a commitment seeded in the university's roots as a teaching college. Students at Central develop personal relationships with more than 450 full-time faculty, 450 adjunct faculty and over 850 staff, like 2008 U.S. Professor of the Year, Dr. Wei Chen, who are committed to transforming lives.
With 117 undergraduate majors and 59 graduate programs, Central is a smart investment for students dedicated to their future success. Notable academic programs include Forensic Science, Music Theatre, Mass Communications, Accounting, the region's only accredited Professional Golf Management program, Jazz Studies and the Academy of Contemporary Music at UCO, located in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown district.
Central's appealing 210-acre campus is on track to become a certified botanical garden, offering both a pleasing learning and living environment and a source of pride for students, employees and alumni. In fact, Central is ranked among the top universities nationally in residence life and as one of the top universities to work for by the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Central is also an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, and hosted the 2010 World Sitting Volleyball Championships on campus. Founded in 1890, Central is the state's first public institution of higher learning, and continues to cultivate creativity and innovation in every corner of campus, bringing to life its core values of Character, Community and Civility each day.
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MISSION
The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) exists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.
VISION
UCO will become one of the Top 10 metropolitan universities of our kind in the United States by providing a transformative education as well as development experiences that help learners achieve their highest level of leadership potential.
CALL TO ACTION
The University of Central Oklahoma transforms each student by focusing our resources on the Central Six tenets of transformative learning.
All students will be transformed with:
- Discipline Knowledge
- Leadership
- Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities
- Service Learning and Civic Engagement
- Global and Cultural Competencies
- Health and Wellness
Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experience.
About Edmond/Oklahoma City Metro
The University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, a part of the growing, thriving Oklahoma City metropolitan area. At Central, our students, faculty and staff get the best of both worlds - the "small town" feel of Edmond, with the big city excitement of the Oklahoma City metro. Both the Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro consistently rank nationally among the safest, most affordable and most exciting places to live. In fact, Edmond recently ranked among the best places to live in the nation by Money Magazine and Family Circle magazine, and Oklahoma City ranked sixth in the nation for the "Best Places for Young Adults" by Portfolio.com. From year-round arts, music and theater offering, to exciting sporting events like the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, to first class shopping, dining and more, Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro offer a diverse, active, culturally enriched lifestyle that's on the move to even bigger and better opportunities.
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