Landscape - Mowing

Job Summary/Basic Function

Mowing crew is responsible for maintaining WSU turf. Experience with mowing, string trimming, edging, leaf removal, and other duties are necessary to be a member of the Mowing crew.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience with mowing, string trimming, edging, leaf removal, and turf experience
• A valid Utah Driver License
• Basic computer skills

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Physical Activity of this position

• Maintaining equilibrium to prevent falling
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist
• Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time
• Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another
• Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward
• Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion
• Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position
• Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
• Felling. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
• Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips
• Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly
• Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance

Physical Requirements of this position

• Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision

• Required to have visual acuity to perform activities such as: operating machines, (i.e. lathes, drill presses, power saws) where the job is at or within arm’s reach; skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, plumber, mechanic

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position

• The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes
• The worker is subject to outside environmental changes. No effective protection from the weather
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside
• The worker is subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity
• The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level
• The worker is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body
• The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation