General Environmental Technician 3 GSD

The City of Detroit is hiring a General Environmental Technician 3 for the General Services Department. This role involves tasks related to the care and cultivation of plants in greenhouses and parks, including planting, watering, pruning, and supervising a small team. Candidates need a high school diploma, two years of grounds maintenance experience, and one year of supervisory experience. A valid Michigan driver's license and pesticide certification are required.
General Environmental Technician 3
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Under general supervision, performs a variety of tasks in connection with the propagation, cultivation, care, and exhibition of native and tropical plants in greenhouses, buildings, and park areas.
• Performs the individual tasks involved in assignments such as planting seeds, making cuttings and grafts, layering and setting out plants, bulbs and tubers.
• Pots and repots plants.
• Cultivates, fertilizes, and waters plants.
• Prunes shrubs and vines and collects seeds.
• Regulates the temperature of greenhouses and conservatories.
• Lays-out and plants, cultivates, mulches and edges flower beds throughout the season.
• Carries out plans for arranging flowers for show.
• Supervises the work of a small group of helpers who prepares soil, water, fertilizes and cultivates plants, prunes or cuts back, sets out and/or stores bulbs and tubers; pots plants, and cuts back perennials for the winter, as required.
• Assigns tasks and instructs workers.
• Inspects work in process and upon completion.
• Repairs small tools and equipment used in cultivating flowers and plants.
• Applies pesticides to land or plant life.
Required
• High School Diploma or G.E. D.
• Two (2) years experience in grounds maintenance work and landscape and/or greenhouse work.
• One (1) year of supervisory experience.

Preferred
• Preferably completion of two years of college coursework in horticulture, floriculture or related field.

Equivalency
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.

LICENSE, CERTIFICATION AND OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:Employees in this class will be required, when necessary, to operate a Motor Vehicle. Valid State of Michigan Operator License is required.Employees in this class will be required to obtain a valid State of Michigan Commercial Pesticide Certification with the categories: Core, 3B (ornamental), and 7E (interiors cape) and 6 (right of way) within six months of entry into this classification.KNOWLEDGE OF:
• Propagation and cultivation of native and tropical plants.
• Greenhouse methods used in protection of plants from diseases, insects, and pests.
SKILL IN:
• Planting and propagation; seed germination, plant division, plant cuttings such as leaf, stem and tip cuttings.
• Observation to determine growth and detect insects, disease, watering issues, and other relating issues pertaining to plant growth and health.
ABILITY TO:
• Operate a personal computer.
• Display mechanical aptitude.
• Display initiative, industriousness and dependability.
• Interact effectively with the public and others with tact and diplomacy.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
• Work is performed in greenhouses, conservatories and outdoors with exposure to all seasonal weather conditions and to pesticides. Work involves frequent lifting, bending and resting on knees.

Evaluation Plan
• Interview: P/F
• Evaluation of Training, Experience & Personal Qualifications: 100%
• Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P:100%

Additional points may be awarded for:
• Veteran Points: 0 – 15 points
• Detroit Residency Credit: 15 point

LRD: 10/11/2023