Supv,Grounds,Temple 2 (Full-Time) - Twin Falls ID Temple - The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints : Job Details

* Ensure the temple grounds reflect the beauty, cleanliness, and sacred nature of the temple experience.

* Maintain standards established by the First Presidency.

* Perform gardener/grounds keeping work, maintaining and caring for landscaped areas, sidewalks, driveways, building entrances, and other assigned areas.

* Provide direction and technical assistance to gardeners and volunteers and partner with third party support, as necessary.

* Resolve questions and problems related to grounds.

* Typically responsible for 8 to 14 acres

* Know the site and its characteristics, review landscape plans, understand which plants grow best in the local climate, soil conditions, and their characteristics.

* Ensure that all proper licenses are acquired and maintained as required by local law.

* Keep current on latest developments, new equipment, methods of cultivation, weed and insect control.

* Develop and supervise grounds crew by hiring, training, scheduling, assisting in Performance Management and supervising the ongoing activity of grounds personnel.

* Maintain the grounds building and other such facilities. Ensure they are kept clean and in good repair.

* Responsible to see that walks, driveways, parking areas, fences, and grounds are kept clean, safe, weed, and leaf free. Remove snow as needed.

* Report needed repairs to the building engineer.

* See that schedules for proper watering, fertilizing, mowing, and weed and insect control on all lawn areas are carried out.

* Prepare requests for supplies and equipment as necessary to properly care for grounds as assigned. Assures that equipment and chemicals are properly used, safely repaired, serviced, stored, and accounted for.

* Follow landscape plans for flower beds, foundation and border plantings as season requires to assure desired appearance throughout the year.

* Prune trees and shrubs as needed to remove dead or diseased branches and to control their growth, size, and shape.

* Stay within Budget

* Three to five years of experience in landscape gardening, horticulture, agriculture, grounds maintenance or related field.

* Experience working in a temple is preferred.

* Degree or certification in landscape gardening, horticulture, agriculture, grounds maintenance or related field preferred.

* One to two years of supervisory experience.

* Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs/23 kgs