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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Landscape Technician in Austin, Texas
Safely operates various pieces of landscaping equipment to include - riding mowers, tractors, loaders, sweepers, push mowers, string trimmers, cultivators, edgers, and other various tools necessary for proper landscape care.Installs, replaces, and maintains campus landscape to university standards - to include turf, shrubs, and construction of hardscape - and reports trouble conditions on university property that may pose safety hazards.Irrigates new and existing landscape - turf, trees, shrubs - to maintain the health of the plants, abides by water restrictions as directed, performs or reports minor repairs needed on irrigation systems, and may help install small irrigation systems.Picks up litter, empties trash receptacles, and keeps university properties neat and orderly.Performs minor preventive maintenance on equipment and power tools, maintains preventive maintenance schedules, reports maintenance repairs, cleans equipment, maintains proper fluid levels in all equipment used by Landscape Services, and assists with inventory of supplies and equipment.Cleans, maintains, operates a university vehicle, and maintains an acceptable driver's rating.Follows and readily accepts written and oral instructions, maintains work schedule set by the supervisor, completes routine paperwork, to include weekly electronic time reports on the computer and other UT-related electronic forms, and routinely works independently and as part of a team at various university locations.Wears appropriate personal protective equipment, PPE, for the task, follows safety rules, and promotes and exercises good safety habits.Other related functions to be assigned.