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San Antonio River Authority is Hiring a Landscape Technician I Near San Antonio, TX
Closes 4/13/2024
Reporting Location: Mission Reach
8510-3 Mission Parkway
GENERAL SUMMARY
Operates equipment and performs manual labor necessary to maintain vegetation, to ensure the enjoyment and safety of the public along the Mission Reach, Museum Reach and San Pedro Culture Park.
Safety is #1 at the River Authority: We expect every employee: to 1) Strictly follow safety policies, rules, and safe work methods. 2) Promptly correct or report safety hazards or unsafe conditions. Immediately report injuries for prompt diagnosis and treatment. 3) Make regular suggestions for safety process improvements to support continuous safety improvement.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
- Maintains formal plant communities; removes weeds, clears brush, mows, trims, prunes, plants, seeds, irrigates, digs, and rakes public areas. Implements corrective actions as needed including irrigating, and/or applying herbicide, and pesticide or fertilizer.
- Ability to plant and/or maintain low impact development features.
- May supervise and coordinate work with contractors and volunteers.
- May perform rain event litter pickup and floatable debris removal within project areas. Manually loads trucks with sand, gravel, or waste material.
- Operates, maintains, and repairs equipment such as: power and hand tools, mowers, weed eaters, tractors, vehicles, and other equipment commonly used for vegetative, slope, and structural maintenance. Performs routine maintenance checks on equipment, vehicles, and structures.
- Operates and maintains PTO (Power Take Off) and motor driven pumps, traveling irrigation equipment, and other similar agricultural equipment for supplemental watering. Installs and repairs irrigation systems and performs basic maintenance of wireless and stationary irrigation control boxes.
- Maintains appropriate records for storage and use of hazardous materials including training records and Safety Data Sheets.
- Trains and provides guidance and instruction to Landscape Technician I
- Performs related work as required.
SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS
- This position does not directly supervise any employees.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Required Education and Experience
- Landscape Technician I: High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalency and one (1) year of experience in the operation and maintenance of landscape or agricultural equipment and/or experience in physical landscape labor; or a combination of experience and education that results in the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Landscape Technician II: High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalency and two (2) years’ of progressively responsible experience in the operation and maintenance of landscape or agricultural equipment and/or experience in physical landscape labor; or a combination of experience and education that results in the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Required Licenses or Certifications
- Within six (6) months of employment: ability to attain a “Handlers Verification Card” for herbicide application; attain a Texas Parks & Wildlife Boater Safety card; obtain CPR/First Aid Certification
- Confined space entry certification within 1 year of employment
Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and an insurable driving record.
COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF JOB DUTIES
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Knowledge of:
- Landscape equipment and tools
- Landscape maintenance
- Operation and maintenance of irrigation systems
- Safe herbicide mixing procedures
- Safe boating practices and operation
Skills and Abilities:
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Read, analyze, and interpret instruction manuals
- Work as part of a team
- Identify basic plant species
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Swimming ability
- Good judgement and decision making
- Must be able to function in a principle-based organization that has a culture built on character and SARA Core Values of Stewardship, Integrity, and Excellence.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work Environment and Physical Effort: (check the appropriate box:)
Physical Effort Requirements | |||
Work Environment | Sedentary | Medium | Heavy |
Good: Office or similar indoor environment, relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards. | |||
Satisfactory: Occasional exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards. Occasional outside work. | |||
Disagreeable: Frequent exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards. Majority of work performed outside or with exposure to risk. |
Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Medium: Exerting up to 35 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.
Heavy: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS continued
Work Locations: (select one frequency choice for each location listed:)
Work Environment Locations | |||
Work Locations: Indicate how often the work requires the employee to be in the following types of environments: | Seldom or Never | Sometimes | Frequently or Often |
Office or similar indoor environment | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ |
Outdoor environment | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ |
Street environment (near moving traffic) | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ |
Construction site | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ |
Confined space | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ |
Vehicle | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ |
Warehouse environment | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ |
Other: (Shop Environment) | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ |
Exposures: (select one frequency choice for each exposure listed:)
Exposures | |||
Exposures: Indicate how often the work requires the employee to be exposed to the following environmental exposures. | Seldom or Never | Sometimes | Frequently or Often |
Extreme cold (below 32 degrees) | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ |
Extreme heat (above 100 degrees) | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ |
Communicable diseases | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ |
Moving mechanical parts | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ |
Fumes or airborne particles | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ |
Poison ivy, wasps, snakes, and other natural hazards | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ |
Toxic or caustic chemicals or substances | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ |
Loud noises (85 decibels such as heavy trucks, jack hammers, construction) | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ |
Other: (Specify: ) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
San Antonio River Authority is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled and Veteran Employer. We welcome differences in the form of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, geography, socioeconomic status, age, politics, religion, philosophy, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Job Summary
Full Time
$39k-55k (estimate)
05/24/2023
05/08/2024
sanantonioriver.org
San Antonio, TX
<25
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