Landscape Technician Job Virginia area,Minnesota USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

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 Landscape Team Technician is an experienced landscaping team member working under the supervision of a Team Leader. The position assists the Team Leader by providing experienced help to the job and has the capability to perform most landscape related tasks at a basic to advanced level. The Landscape Team Technician is able to operate a variety of equipment and has a working knowledge of horticultural practices.

Job

Functions

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

Read, measure, and interpret landscape plans

Working knowledge and understanding of pesticides used

Mix and apply various pesticides using proper PPE and application techniques

Perform the following landscape services:

Landscape bed installation and maintenance

Pruning: horticulturally correct tree/shrub/perennial pruning and dead heading

Plant health: identify, diagnose, and treat plant health issues regarding diseases and insects

Irrigation: proper installation and minor irrigation repairs

Lighting: proper installation of low-voltage lighting systems, repair and replacement of lighting system components

Drainage: installation of drainage pipe, drain boxes, dry creek beds, and swales

Grading: use machinery, hand tools, and grade measuring tools to properly contour, shape, and fine grade soil to achieve desired look and function

Watering: new install plant and turf watering

Plant installation: plant identification, bed preparation, proper plant installation, layout, care and maintenance

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

Stepping stones and steps: installation using natural stone

Edging: installation of metal and cobblestone edging

Utilities: identify utility markings

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

Snow removal

Any other tasks necessary.

Operates small and medium duty tools and equipment to include but not limited to: compact track loaders, track loader, pressure washer, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, bed edgers, re-definers, rototiller, pole saw, string trimmer, ladder, backpack sprayer, dump trailer/bed, mulching trailer, wheel loader, zip level, tape measure, cordless & hammer drill, sawzall, circular saw, voltage meter, plumb bob, level, gas/electric water pumps

Identifies enhancement ideas to improve client property and reports 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
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