Landscaper II
Company: Carowinds
Location: Gastonia
Posted on: September 24, 2024
Job Description:
Overview:Creates and maintains a flawless landscaping
environment for our guests. Maintains all lakes, streams, and
ornamental water systems according to health and safety guidelines.
Responsibilities and requirements may vary by location.
Responsibilities:
- Installs, maintains, feeds, prunes, trims, and waters a variety
of ornamental plants, trees, and shrubs in order to maintain a
beautiful park and environment.
- Manually removes, installs, and maintains plant material in
beds and containers. Relocates specimen trees and shrubs. Designs
or assists in design of landscaping beds.
- Cleans fountains and lakes as needed. Keeps gardens and green
spaces clear of debris.
- Operates machinery for loading, unloading, and transporting
materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Installs and maintains the sprinkler and irrigation systems
that keep parks, gardens, and various green spaces watered.
- Monitors irrigation lines so they can find a problem faster and
keeps a record of how the irrigation system performs.
- Maintains aesthetic quality and adequate clearances around
rides, lighting, roadways, midways, signage, safety equipment, and
other items.
- Assists with the control and removal of wild and feral animals
that may encroach on Park property.
- Works safely with a variety of power trimming, mowing, and
tilling equipment, such as mowers, edgers, string trimmers,
tractors, tillers, etc. as required by job assignment. Operates
different kinds of heavy machinery such as mowers, tractors, and
trenchers effectively and safely.
- Operates equipment that can include sprinklers, water lines,
pumps, suction devices, valves, and other plumbing -equipment.
- Inspects premises to identify infestation source and extent of
damage to property, wall, and roof porosity, and access to infested
locations at parks.
- Exterminates unwanted creatures with the use of different
techniques that are harmful to the pest.
- Sets different pest control methods like creating barriers to
prevent pests from entering a building, setting mechanical traps,
and placing poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, and
ditches.
- Ensures a building free from pests by maintaining the
structural integrity of the building and ensuring the health and
safety of -occupants.
- Determines the type of treatment needed to eliminate the pests
and clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate
spraying procedure and provide drainage. Cleans work site after
completion of job.
- Interacts with and communicates with various groups and
individuals, such as the immediate supervisor, other Park managers
and staff, co-workers, guests, vendors, contractors, inspectors,
etc.
- Provides guest service according to Cedar Fair standards when
serving the guest, including initiating guest interactions,
answering questions, and giving directions.
- Maintains cleanliness and safety in assigned work area and
performs all duties in compliance with Cedar Fair safety guidelines
and requirements and reports all unsafe or unusual conditions to
supervisor.
- Meets scheduling availability requirements, including nights,
weekends and holiday periods to meet business needs.
- Meets Cedar Fair's attendance requirements as outlined in Cedar
Fair's attendance policies.
- Adheres to Cedar Fair's code of conduct including costuming and
grooming standards as outlined in employees' Guidelines and other
park/division specific policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Good working
knowledge of type types of plants used in our parks and their
maintenance requirements, such as water, prune, weed, and
fertilizer. Good skills with using tools and equipment needed for
landscape work. Ability to understand and comply with requirements
for the safe performance of work. Good verbal and written
communication skills.Education: High school graduate or equivalent
preferred.License or Certification: Valid driver's license. Canada:
Trade license or equivalent depending on trade.Experience:
Typically requires 2-4 years of gardening or landscaping
experience.Equivalency: Directly related experience or a
combination of directly related education and experience and/or
competencies may be considered in place of the above
requirements.
Keywords: Carowinds, Gastonia , Landscaper II, Other , Gastonia, North Carolina
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