Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints emphasizes the importance of work, self-reliance, and ethical behavior in careers. Members are encouraged to seek education, develop skills, and pursue careers that contribute to society while balancing family, faith, and service to others.
Gardener Sr
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Diploma
- Experience 3 – 5 years
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied
Job Description
- This position ensures 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/ parking, building entrances, and other assigned areas. Provide work direction and technical assistance to gardeners and volunteers. Resolve routine questions and problems. May assist with seasonal displays.
Responsibilities
Typical Gardener duties would be the following:
- Must be worthy of a Temple Recommend
- Mow lawns using hand or power mowers to maintain the original landscape plan by planting perennials, shrubs, and trees.
- Trim edges around walls, flower beds, and walkways using hand clippers and power edging tools. May operate heavy equipment and other large power equipment to maintain landscape.
- Prune and shape shrubs and trees to provide optimum growth efficiency of plants and enhance beauty of grounds.
- Diagnose routine pest control problems, develop spray programs, and measure applications. Spray lawns, shrubs, and trees for disease, weed, and insect control, and perform regular fertilization as needed, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Responsible to see that all power equipment and machines are properly maintained and repaired. May perform minor maintenance and repair of equipment.
- Assist in supervising temporary and volunteer personnel.
- Water lawn and garden areas and may perform certain maintenance and modifications to automated and manual watering systems.
- Other duties as assigned by the Temple Facilities Manager
Qualifications
- Degree/Diploma in Gardening & landscaping , agriculture, horticulture or any other related field.
- Three to five years of experience in grounds maintenance, horticulture, gardening, agriculture, landscape design.
- Knowledge of various plants and fertilizers.
- Ability to follow directions, work independently and with a team.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on
epej.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com to apply
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