<p>The Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare Network is recruiting for a Gardener. This position will function in the Engineering Service.</p> <p>Gardening/Grounds maintenance</p> <ul> <li>Lawn and terrace repair and maintenance, including but not limited to: Mowing and trimming, vacuuming and raking, aerating and thatching, seeding and sodding, edging and watering. </li><li>Shrub, tree and flower maintenance, including but not limited to: Planting and relocating; watering and stripping; pruning and trimming to obtain a proper balance between roots and top growth, to modify or retain the natural form, and to increase fruit and flower production. </li><li>Incumbent reshapes tree wounds by bark tracing to stimulate the flow of healing sap and growth of tissue over the wound. </li><li>Prior to relocating, incumbent selects the location for best plant growth and development considering soil conditions, hardiness of plants, foliage at various stages of growth, flowering periods, and the overall landscape plan. </li><li>Shrub and flower beds, including but not limited to: Edging, designing preparing, cultivating and propagating. Incumbent must know how to propagate and cultivate a wide variety of plants and perform a wide range of gardening work. </li><li>Plant and disease identification control and treatment; recognizes and controls infrequent plant diseases, cold damage, and mineral deficiencies. </li><li>Chemical applications on lawns, trees, shrubs and flowers, including but not limited to: Fertilizers, fungicides, pesticides, non-selective herbicides, selective herbicides, soil enhancers and enrichers. </li><li>Incumbent knows how to increase or decrease the lime, calcium salt, or sulphur content so that acid or alkaline conditions are neutralized in line with plant requirements. </li><li>He/she uses various foliage feeding, root feeding, and soil additive techniques in fertilizing different varieties of plants. </li><li>Grounds maintenance, including but not limited to: Road repair, snow removal and snow fence installation. </li><li>Medical Center clean-up, including but not limited to: Outside drains and catch basins, areas wells and gutters, paved surfaces, trash cans and compactors, grills, parking lots, service rooms and sub-basements, storage areas, penthouses, fire and electric closets, and hazardous material. </li><li>Furniture/equipment moving. </li><li>Possess a valid State Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with a class B rating. </li><li>Possess a current pesticide commercial applicator's license for chemical applications. </li><li>Adhere to all state rules and regulations regarding applicators license renewal. </li><li>Operates vehicles and equipment up to 37,000 GVW on surface streets and up to 10-lane interstate highways during heavy traffic conditions, rain and snowy weather conditions. </li><li>Performs preventive maintenance on all assigned vehicles and equipment, including but not limited to: Forklifts, front-end loaders, tractors and mowers, lawn vacuums and curb sweepers, rototillers and augers, lawn rakes and de-thatcher, aerators and sprayers, and dump trucks. </li></ul> <p>Work Schedule: 6:00am-230pm</p> <p>Position Description Title/PD#: Gardener/PD94434A</p>