Support and oversee day-to-day tasks of assigned horticulture team members

Prune and weed landscaped areas

Monitor irrigation systems and ensure they are working properly

Hand water all plantings that are not established

Install plants when necessary

Responsible for assisting other departments and staff when requested

Responsible for completing assigned tasks in an orderly efficient manner

Responsible for furthering horticulture knowledge during tenure at the Zoo

Responsible for spraying herbicide in areas that need attention

Responsible for over seeding any and all exhibits in assigned area

Responsible for overall health and quality of plants in assigned area, relaying all issues to the Horticulture Manager.

Responsible for assisting keepers with exhibit maintenance when exhibit falls in your assigned area

Responsible for noticing and removing broken/dead tree limbs in assigned area, relaying unreachable branches to the Horticulture Manager

It is your duty to relay any and all work requests to the Horticulture Manager

Responsible with assisting the Horticulture Manager with turning the compost pile with a skid steer

Responsible for repairing broken not functioning irrigation heads and lines

Responsible for keeping all necessary equipment clean and maintained in proper working order

Responsible for learning to operate heavy equipment to assist the Horticulture Manager when necessary

Responsible for designing/learning to design annual beds in assigned areas

Responsible for mentoring new staff when Horticulture Manager is unavailable

Responsible for relaying any issues at the park, to the Horticulture Manager when he is absent