Landscape Care Technician
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 Care Team Technician is an experienced team member working under the supervision of a team leader. The primary function of a Landscape Care Team Technician is to assist the Landscape Care Team Leader in performing horticultural services on client properties.
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 maintenance: spray and pull weeds
- Pruning: horticulturally correct tree/shrub/perennial pruning and deadheading
- Plant health: identify, diagnose, and treat plant health issues regarding diseases and insects
- Irrigation: minor irrigation repairs
- Water features: care & maintenance of pumps, aquatic plants, water chemistry, and fish
- Loading & unloading of equipment
- Lighting: repair and replace low-voltage lighting
- Floral services: annual 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
- 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: hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, bed edgers, re-definers, rototiller, string trimmer, ladder, backpack sprayer, dump trailer/bed, mulching trailer, wheel loader, tape measure, plumb bob, level
- 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
- Able to use Google translate efficiently to communicate with Spanish speaking workers
- Absolutely must have a valid Virginia driver’s license with insurable driving record
- Must have CPR/First Aid Certification
- Must have VDACS Registered Tech Certification
CERTIFICATIONS
- Valid Virginia driver’s license with insurable driving record
- VDACS Registered Tech Certification
- CPR/First Aid Certification