Mowing Technician

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. Our mission is to support and grow our teams so we can make our clients’ lives better. Our modern fleet of equipment, facility, and technology, along with a focus on safety, make working here a mutually beneficial experience.

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Review job notes for clear understanding of scope of work to be performed on a daily basis
• Read and interpret aerial service maps
• Work with and understand pesticides used; mix and apply various pesticides using proper PPE and application techniques
• Perform 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: use 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
• Operate small and medium duty tools and equipment, including 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
• Identify enhancement ideas to improve client property and submit to team leader
• Learn and maintain working knowledge of all properties, responsibilities, and limits of work
• Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient job site; ensure truck/tools/equipment are properly maintained
• Ensure daily tasks are completed on schedule and within budget to quality standards
• Responsible for returning all tools to the shop at the end of the workday and tagging any tools needing repairs
• Drive truck & trailer combinations
• Maintain a neat and clean professional appearance
• Work as a team member with a positive attitude; know and support the company’s vision, mission, and core values

Requirements

• A high school degree or GED
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to use Apple technology for time tracking and job management
• Great analytical problem-solving and decision-making ability
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate with clients and professionals

Qualifications

• Valid Virginia driver’s license with insurable driving record
• VDACS Registered Tech Certification (within 1 year of hire)
• CPR/First Aid Certification (within 1 year of hire)
• Ability to lift 50 pounds regularly

Working Conditions

• Time spent in an outdoor environment with limited ability to control noise, airborne contaminants, and temperature
• Expected to work assigned hours Monday through Friday, as well as weekends and overtime as dictated by seasonal needs
• Normally expected workday of 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Pay

$17.25+ per hour