University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Job ID: 373231 About the Job Temporary 8-month Teamster position. Bargaining unit consideration begins on 4/10/26 and ends on 4/17/26 Overview This assistant gardener position is responsible for assisting gardeners, senior gardeners, and horticulturists in the holistic care of the Arboretum's Horticultural Research Center. Assistant gardeners perform landscape maintenance and horticultural care tasks such as pruning, weeding, watering, mulching, and mowing operations; invasive plant and weed management including mechanical, chemical, and other control methods; plant health care including pest and disease scouting, monitoring, and treatments; research plot renovation including assisting with bed preparation, planting, and establishment of new plant material; and the safe operation and maintenance of equipment. This position also assists in fruit harvest, grading, sorting, packing, and transit. This position is part of the...

