Lawncare IPM Technician

Responsibilities

• Production & Field Application
• Maintain strict environmental and public safety practices, ensuring zero drift and protecting local coastal waterways and storm systems.
• Oversee the chemical storage area, ensuring exact inventory control, proper SDS logging, and organized, secure containment.
• Maintain daily communication with the Production Manager and the Branch Manager regarding active pest pressures, weed outbreaks, or turf stress.
• Safely operate company vehicles and application rigs (with or without utility trailers).
• Assist with seasonal branch priorities, including coastal storm cleanup, pine straw/mulch application cycles, and seasonal color enhancements.
• Horticulture & Agronomics
• Proactively observe, identify, and treat major weeds, diseases, and insect pests specific to warm-season turfgrasses (Bermuda, Zoysia, Centipede, and St. Augustine) and coastal ornamental plantings.
• Formulate and implement target-specific, cost-effective, and environmentally sound remedies in accordance with established Integrated Pest Management (IPM) frameworks.
• Mentor and educate standard landscape maintenance crews to identify localized turf stresses (such as take-all root rot, mole crickets, or chinch bugs) during routine service visits.
• Customer Service & Client Relations
• Act as a professional, knowledgeable point of contact on-site to address client questions, explain application safety intervals, and provide peace of mind to property managers and the general public.
• Regulatory & Accounting Compliance
• Maintain flawless, real-time Pesticide Application Records and site-specific Pest History Reports in strict accordance with NCDA&CS regulations.
• Complete daily timesheets, material tracking logs, and work orders accurately within the company software.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain NC Pesticide Applicators License (Ground Applicator, Sub Class l turf and Ornamental) within 90 days of employment in this position.
• Ability to obtain other Pesticide specialty licenses.
• Ability to bend and stoop on a continual basis
• Ability to work outside in all weather conditions
• Ability to work around bees, poison ivy, pollen, thorns and other environmental risks
• Must be able to read and understand standard Pesticide Labeling and perform proper procedures for mixing
• Must adhere to Bland landscaping uniforms and present yourself in a clean and polite manner
• Must have valid NC Driver’s license and maintain a good driving record
• Must comply with Bland’s policies and procedures/demonstrate Bland’s commitment to excellence
• Able to pass a background check is required.

Qualifications

• Must have 1 + years experience in Horticultural Pest Management/IPM or the equivalent.