Landscaper

JobID: 627

Position Type

Operations

Date Posted

5/22/2026

Location

Zoo Knoxville Department: Horticulture & Grounds Date Updated: May 2026Reports To: Director of Horticulture& Grounds Supervises: N/AStatus: Full Time, Non-Exempt Pay Rate: $17.00/hour SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Under supervision, the Landscaper will work with the Director of Horticulture & Grounds along with Zoo staff to accomplish the care, maintenance and enhancement of the landscapes and gardens. The position also includes some refuse management and participation in volunteer workdays, events, and programs within the Horticulture and Grounds Department. The person in this position has the task of maintaining and improving the daily appearance of Knoxville Zoo grounds and gardens. This individual must keep the Director of Horticulture & Grounds informed of activities, accomplishments, project status, and requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

+ As a team member, exemplify Zoo Knoxville core values through interactions with guests, volunteers, and fellow team members. + Follow and perform the assigned routinely scheduled (daily and long-range) operations and activities of the Horticulture and Grounds Department. These include regular grounds maintenance, garden installation and maintenance, and greenhouse / nursery operations. These may involve, but are not limited to, tasks such as mowing, mulching, planting, transplanting, fertilizing, weeding, chemical applications, pruning, trimming, cutting, litter pickup, leaf removal, snow removal, and maintaining the cleanliness of all pathways and paved surfaces. + General proficiency in the safe operation of grounds equipment to include, but not limited to, trucks, carts, chain saws, ladders, fertilizing equipment, mowers, trimmers, blowers, sweepers, augers, shovels, brooms, axes, picks, power hand tools (drills, saws, etc.) and other types of horticulture and grounds maintenance to...