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Invest in Your Future and Theirs: Full-time Milton S. Hershey Medical Center employees receive a 75% Penn State tuition discount for themselves and eligible dependents through the Grant-in-Aid program.
Penn State Health - Hershey Medical Center
Location: US:PA: Hershey
Work Type: Full Time
FTE: 1.00
Shift: Evening
Evening Shift Differential:$2.00/hour
Hours: Monday- Friday 1:00p-9:30p
Recruiter Contact: Nicholas Wine at nwine1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Penn State Health is seeking an experienced Landscape Maintenance Technician to help maintain the beauty, safety, and functionality of our healthcare campus. This position performs skilled grounds maintenance, landscaping, lawn care, and landscape improvement activities while supporting seasonal campus maintenance operations.
Responsibilities include mowing, trimming, edging, landscape maintenance, mulching, planting, leaf removal, snow removal, and operating commercial landscaping equipment such as mowers, trimmers, blowers, and other power tools. This role also assists with herbicide and pesticide applications in accordance with safety standards and departmental procedures.
Ideal candidates have experience maintaining commercial landscapes, enjoy working outdoors, and take pride in delivering high-quality grounds maintenance across a large campus environment.
Why Join Us

• Flexible shift opportunities with 24-hour maintenance coverage
• Limited weekend scheduling
• Year-round employment with diverse seasonal responsibilities
• Opportunity to support one of the region's leading academic medical centers

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S):

• High School Diploma or equivalent or obtain within six (6) months of start date.
• Valid PA Certified Public Pesticide Applicator License Cat 23 + Core, or be able obtain within 6 months of hire, required.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and provide an MVR annually.
• Prior experience proficiently operating various landscape/lawn care equipment, construction equipment, various size trucks/trailers, and tractors with manual and automatic transmissions.
• Minimum two (2) years of prior experience plowing snow with trucks and grounds equipment required.
• Prior experience proficiently operating a skid loader required.
• Test in horticulture knowledge and equipment maintenance operations will be administered.
• A minimum score of 75% must be achieved on a written and a skills (hands on) test. This test will include but will not be limited to: operation of various landscape/lawn care equipment and tools, and operation of a skid loader.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two (2) years of horticulture experience required. Commercial/institutional experience preferred.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?
Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.
Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:

• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
• Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
• Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH MILTON HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER?
Penn State Hershey Medical Center is Central Pennsylvania's only Academic Medical Center, Level 1 Regional Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, and Tertiary Care Provider. As a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, Hershey Medical Center values the hard work and dedication that our employees exhibit every day. Through our core values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence, our employees are a team committed to compassionate care for our diverse patient population, our community and each other. As a valued team member, we promote continued professional development, specialty certification, continuing education, and career growth.
YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence - that's Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That's all you.
This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract. All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.
Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health's policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.
Union: Teamsters Local 776