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Job Category:
University Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Horticultural Technician
Job Summary:
Help shape the beauty of the UW-Madison campus by creating and maintaining the seasonal landscape displays that make campus vibrant and welcoming!
This position will create and maintain the seasonal landscape displays on the UW–Madison campus. Responsibilities include designing seasonal displays and growing, planting, and caring for a wide variety of annual and perennial plants used in campus displays throughout the year. Work will be divided between outdoor campus landscapes and the Grounds Department Greenhouse, where staff grow thousands of annual plants for seasonal floral displays. Technicians may care for highly visible areas such as the iconic “W” along University Avenue, the Chancellor’s Residence, the System President’s House landscapes, and other locations across campus.
This position offers a combination of independent work and collaboration with a team of horticulture and grounds professionals. Technicians will also have the opportunity to contribute to special campus events, including preparing and installing floral displays for winter and spring commencement ceremonies.
Daily work may include planting, watering, cultivating, pruning, weeding, and maintaining seasonal and intensive landscape displays, as well as operating a variety of landscape maintenance tools and equipment. Depending on the assignment, this may include hand tools, motorized walk-behind equipment, and ride-on machinery. This position is also responsible for snow removal on campus, playing an important role in keeping the university grounds safe, accessible, and beautiful throughout the year.
Ongoing/Renewable
Full-Time: 100% FTE
Hours generally scheduled: Monday- Friday, 7am- 3:30pm.
Occasional nights, weekends and holidays may be required for this position. Work is performed onsite.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Trains, assists, and monitors the work of students and unit staff as needed
Maintains records of plant acquisitions and of greenhouse/garden activities and schedules
Develops, coordinates and executes spraying programs for fungicide, pesticide, and herbicide applications
Performs all necessary snow removal duties in the winter
Coordinates the planting, sowing, fertilization, trimming, watering, and spraying of assigned areas
Coordinates the maintenance of a greenhouse facility, equipment, and environmental controls. May coordinate the care of animals and other organisms
Plans and implements instructional plant production schedules; determines and implements proper cultural practices for plant materials, disease and pest control practices, and plant requirements for light, temperature, moisture, and nutrition
Executes the technical day-to-day operational activities of a greenhouse complex, botanical garden, or plant research project(s)
Serves as a horticultural expert and consultant to internal and external stakeholders. May assist with laboratory demonstrations when necessary
Department:
Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M), Physical Plant- Grounds
About the Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M):
The Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M) is a full-spectrum service organization that builds, maintains, and operates the physical environment of UW-Madison in the university's education, research, and outreach activities. We are responsible for everything from the building projects that change the face of campus to the flowers that beautify the grounds.
Find out more about our Division: https://inside.fpm.wisc.edu/about-fpm/
Compensation:
$20/hr minimum
The minimum rate for this position is $20/hr but it is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time…