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This role is responsible for the health, appearance, and safety of turf areas and landscaped spaces within park properties. This position performs a variety of turf management, pesticide applications, equipment operation, and landscape maintenance tasks to ensure high-quality recreational surfaces for community use.

Work is performed under the supervision of the Chemical Spray Foreman and is reviewed through meetings, conferences, reports and results achieved.

Duties may vary based on area of assignment. The following are representative duties, it is not the intent to capture all duties performed by this classification.

• Maintains a valid Florida Restricted Use Pesticide License in ornamental and turf, aquatic weed control, and natural areas.
• Inspects turf areas to identify diseases, weeds, insects, nutritional deficiencies, and other conditions and performs or recommends corrective treatments.
• Applies herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and other chemical treatments to Bermuda, St. Augustine, Zoysia, and Bahia turf for weed, pest, and disease control.
• Applies liquid and granular fertilizers to support turf growth, color, and overall health.
• Calculates appropriate application rates and calibrates and maintains chemical sprayers and fertilizer spreaders to ensure accurate and safe applications.
• Operates and transports specialized turf-maintenance equipment, including sprayers, spreaders, tractors, top dressers, loaders, and related equipment.
• Identifies and treats exotic and invasive plant species on park properties.
• Maintains required records and reports for chemical and fertilizer usage, including application rates, quantities, locations, and weather conditions.
• Coordinates application schedules and turf-maintenance practices with park staff to minimize disruptions to park operations and visitors.
• Purchases necessary chemicals, fertilizers, and supplies; maintains inventories and required documentation
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

High school diploma or equivalent and two (2) years of experience operating turf-maintenance equipment such as boom sprayers, tractors, fertilizer spreaders, loaders, top dressers, and other cultural-practice equipment. An equivalent combination of education or experience may be substituted.

Must possess and maintain a Florida Restricted Use Pesticide License in ornamental/turf, aquatic weed control, and natural areas or obtain within the first six (6) months of hire.

Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License.

Specialized training in Horticulture, Turf Grass Science, Agronomy or related field.