Plant Health Care (PHC) Technician
Lifescape Colorado · Denver, CO · 2 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
Responsibilities
- Safely and accurately mix and properly store pesticides
- Complete and maintain chemical logs
- Perform recommended fertilization and integrated pest management on plants using spray
- Complete diagnostic reports and record results
- Learn and understand Colorado native insect & disease life cycles, plant biology, and soil biology
- Continuously monitor the pest control and fertilizing methods after application and communicate progress
- Abide by the federal, state, and local rules and regulations governing the application of pesticides
- Plant Health Care Knowledge
- Demonstrated knowledge of insect & disease life cycles, plant biology, and soil biology
- Exposure and experience working with fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, pesticide
- Demonstrated knowledge of Colorado plants, turf, and plant diseases
- Complete all necessary annual training
- Crew Management
- Accurately record time for self and crew(s) using Aspire Crew Mobile daily
- Effectively communicate changes in material, design, etc. to crew members
- Properly maintain PHC vehicle and inventory
- Communicate employee issues to Property Care Production Manager(s) or Garden Manager(s)
- Snow Crew
- Assist in seasonal snow removal
- Reference “Snow Manual” on each property to ensure proper service
- Plow, shovel, and apply ice melt in designated areas as assigned
- 2+ years of field experience (Preferred)
- Valid driver’s license with approval by fleet insurance carrier (Required)
- Knowledge in pest/disease identification
- Proficient in calibrating spreader/sprayers
- Knowledge mixing/handling chemicals and pesticides
- Previous experience operating snowplows, truck and trailers, box trucks, and other maintenance equipment
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) (Preferred)