Description:
Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.Requirements:
SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE: Must know how to perform such tasks as application of fertilizer to properly feed but avoid burning trees. Must know how to plant small seedlings without damaging or drying the delicate roots. Must be able to prepare soil from instructions on the proper mixture of sand, topsoil, humus and fertilizer. Must be able to safely operate equipment and hand and power tools as listed in the duties. Must be skilled in handling the controls for starting, stopping, backing, and driving motor vehicles with attachments over rough and uneven terrain. Must be familiar with vehicles driven in order to correctly load the vehicle and maneuver it to the site of operation. Must know the safety rules and regulations and other posted rules for moving vehicles.
RESPONSIBILITY: Works under general supervision. Mixes and applies chemicals under the direction of a certified pest controller. Supervisor provides specific instructions on which jobs to perform and gives advice on new procedures. Work is performed with little review while the work is in progress. Work is evaluated on the basis of review of specific jobs accomplished and the overall health and growth of plants and trees tended by the incumbent.
PHYSICAL EFFORT: Work requires frequent walking, standing, bending, and stooping. Occasionally climb ladders to prune trees. Frequently lifts objects in excess of 50 pounds, such as sacks of fertilizer and tree logs.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed outdoors where the incumbent is subject to all types of weather. Incumbent is exposed to dirt, dust, mud, and the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, and even broken bones resulting from the operation of equipment and potential falls