Mowing Technician Job Virginia area,Minnesota USA,Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care

Description

About Us

For 27 years, Southern Landscape Group has been Central Virginia’s premier landscape design/build and maintenance firm. With a focus on high‑end residential and commercial properties, we deliver unparalleled experiences and service to our clients daily.

At Southern, it all starts with our team! We realize that we are only as good as the people we have representing our brand; therefore, our emphasis is on finding, retaining, and training the highest quality people! Our mission is to support and grow our teams so we can make our clients’ lives better. Our modern fleet of equipment & trucks, modern facility & technology, and focus on safety make working here a mutually beneficial experience.

POSITION

OVERVIEW

A Mowing Team Technician is a team member working under the direction of the Team Leader. The primary function of a Mowing Team Technician is to assist the Team Leader in mowing operations. The Mowing Technician is able to operate a variety of equipment and has basic horticultural knowledge.

JOB FUNCTIONS

Reviewing job notes for clear understanding of scope of work to be performed on daily basis

Read and interpret aerial service maps

Working knowledge and understanding of pesticides used

Mix and apply various pesticides using proper PPE and application techniques

Performing the following landscape services:

Mowing: use push, walk behind, and stand on mowers to cut turf using alternating mowing patterns

Edging: use stick edger to hard edge turf against hardscape surfaces; use string trimmer to soft edge around softscape edges and trim unreachable turf areas by mower

Blowing: using handheld or backpack blower to blow off all hard surfaces

Landscape bed maintenance: spray and pull weeds

Pruning: horticulturally correct tree/shrub/perennial pruning

Plant health: identify basic plant health issues regarding diseases and insects

Irrigation: minor irrigation repairs

Floral services: care and maintenance

Spring clean‑ups: bed cleanout, bed edging, pre‑emergent, plant fertilization, and mulch installation

Leaf removal: use of Ventrac, backpack blowers, stand‑on zero turns with baggers, and truck mounted leaf vac to conduct seasonal leaf removals

Snow removal

Any other tasks necessary.

Operates small and medium duty tools and equipment to include but not limited to: push mower, zero turn mower, walk behind mower, leaf vac, Ventrac, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, bed edgers, re‑definers, rototiller, string trimmer, stick edger, ladder, backpack sprayer, dump trailer/bed, mulching trailer, wheel loader

Identifies enhancement ideas to improve client property and submits to team leader.

Learns and has a working knowledge of all properties, responsibilities and knows limits of work.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Time will be spent in an outdoor environment with limited ability to control noise, airborne contaminants, and temperature. Be able to lift 50 pounds regularly.

The team member is expected to work the assigned hours at Southern Landscape Group from Monday through Friday as well as weekends & overtime as dictated by seasonal needs. This is an hourly wage position with a normally expected workday of 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM.

Requirements

A high school degree or GED is required as well as two years of documented experience in the green industry
Must have great verbal and written communication skills
Must be able to use Apple technology for time tracking and job management
Must have great analytical problem solving and decision making ability
Must have excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate with clients and professionals
Ability to use Google translate efficiently to communicate with Spanish speaking workers
Assist team leader with training and coaching a team of two or more team members to help develop their skills & ensure team members receive proper training
Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient job site and ensures truck/tools/equipment are properly maintained.
Ensure daily tasks are completed on schedule and budget to quality standard
Responsible for all tools being returned to the shop at the end of a workday and tagging any tools needing repairs
Ability to drive truck & trailer combinations
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