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Landscape Maintenance Technician
Core Capabilities:
  • Customer and quality focus
  • Effective communication skills (both verbal and written)
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team player
  • Positive attitude
  • Responsibility and dependability
  • Honesty and integrity
  • Respectful to co-workers and customers
Job Duties:
  • Responsible for maintaining client properties performing tasks such as weeding, deadheading, pruning and applying chemicals & fertilizers as needed.
  • Plant annuals, bulbs, perennials, shrubs and trees.
  • Install mulch in landscape beds.
  • Tree, shrub, and plant examination and treatment.
  • Prune trees, shrubs, and hedges.
  • Operate various tools and landscape maintenance equipment to complete projects.
  • Complete daily paperwork tracking job time and materials used.
  • Communicate with customers in a polite and courteous manner.
Requirements:
  • High School Diploma, GED or equivalent is preferred.
  • Minimum 1-2 years of experience is preferred.
  • Plant knowledge and identification, specifically trees, shrubs, and perennials.
  • Ability to follow safe working procedures.
  • A strong attention to detail.
  • Effective communication skills (both verbal and written)
  • Ability to work both independently with little supervision, and as part of a team
  • Must possess a valid driver's license and obtain a chauffeur's license.
  • Must possess or acquire a commercial Pesticide Applicators License with 3A, 3B, 6 endorsements.
  • Carry and use a smart phone or data-enabled device for communication and reporting.
  • Job requires ability to work with hand tools, small engine equipment, and materials.
  • Work outdoors in various conditions including heat and humidity, rain, and cold.
  • Occasional weekend work
Benefits You’ll Love:
  • Competitive Wages
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation & Sick Leave)
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Matching
  • Comprehensive Health Insurance Options
  • Paid Holidays
  • Fun Company Events & Team Building Activities