Landscape Technician I

Landscape Technician I

Love working outdoors? Help create the beautiful, welcoming K-State campus community enjoys every day through landscape care, grounds maintenance, equipment operation, and seasonal projects.

• 522179
• Manhattan, Kansas, United States
• Department of Housing & Dining
• Staff Full Time (USS)
• Closing at: Sep 18 2026 - 23:55 CDT
• On-site

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About This Role

Join the Housing and Dining Services grounds team in creating and maintaining safe, attractive, and welcoming outdoor spaces for the K-State community. The Landscape Technician I supports the day-to-day care of campus landscapes, helping ensure lawns, plantings, trees, gardens, and outdoor areas are healthy, well-maintained, and visually appealing.

In this role, you will:

• Maintain an aesthetically pleasing outdoor environment by caring for lawns, planting beds, trees, shrubs, flowers, and other campus green spaces.
• Keep outdoor spaces safe and inviting through routine grounds maintenance, cleanup, and attention to potential hazards.
• Operate and care for grounds equipment such as mowers, trimmers, blowers, and other landscape tools.
• Support seasonal landscape work, including planting, pruning, mulching, leaf removal, snow removal and ice treatment, and other activities as needed throughout the year.
• Contribute to landscape improvement projects by assisting with planting, installation, renovation, and general upkeep of campus grounds.
• Work as part of a team to complete daily assignments, respond to changing priorities, and maintain high standards across the campus.

About Us

Housing and Dining Services is a large, self-operated auxiliary department serving more than 5,000 students that call the K-State campus home. This "home away from home" meets more than the basic needs of students living with us - we provide affordable, safe and engaging accommodations and services for our residents, while finding unique ways to support them in their academic pursuits.

We pride ourselves on taking excellent care of our residents, and that is reflected in our recent Princeton Review rankings. The 2025 Princeton Review ranks us #2 Happiest Students, #2 Best Quality of Life, #8 Best College Residence Halls, and #14 Best Campus Food.

YOU can help make our residents and guests feel welcome and comfortable!

Worksite Description

This position is On-site.

All employees must reside in the United States when they begin working to comply with state law. K-State is unable to provide remote or hybrid work opportunities for residents of the state of Idaho.

What You''ll Need to Succeed

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid driver''s license upon employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience working in an institutional grounds maintenance unit
• Ability to complete assigned tasks as instructed, to remain focused on assigned tasks
• Willingness to seek out additional tasks upon completion of assignments
• Ability to effectively interact with others
• Ability to act with integrity; show consistency, practice dependability and reliability; remain diplomatic and display a high degree of initiative.

Additional Role Information:

• May be subject to occasional call-backs, particularly during periods of inclement weather.

Sponsorship eligibility:

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.

How to Apply

Please submit the following documents:

• On-line application

Application Window

Applications close on: September 18, 2026

Anticipated Hiring Pay Range

$15.00-$17.00 per hour