Spray Technician

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

About the role

The Spray Technician is responsible for all phases of the management of truck operations under their control. They must keep the Owner, Operations Manager, or Production Manager informed of all developments in operations, training, and planning. May supervise crew members and direct the use of equipment and materials in completing work assigned.

Responsibilities

• Client Management
  • Professionally represents U.S. Lawns at all times.
  • Able to respond properly to the client and follow up to ensure their needs are completed to their satisfaction.
  • Able to recognize when they do not have the answer for the client and let them know they will find out or get the Owner/Manager involved.
  • Keeps the Owner/Manager aware of all client concerns and communication on the job site.
  • Maintains a positive, responsive, and flexible attitude to all clients.
  • Inspects site and advises client of potential liabilities.
  • Notifies on-site client with advance notice of any applications to ensure rounds do not interfere with client’s business operations.
  • Has the ability and knowledge to communicate with the client on the product(s) being applied.
• Safety Management
  • Maintains and promotes safe working conditions in the field at all times.
  • Wears and maintains required PPE at all times as per the control product label.
  • Has zero preventable accidents due to not following company safety rules.
  • Participates and may present safety tailgate meetings weekly with the crew.
  • Ensures and maintains secure storage of all products by local, state, federal, and OSHA laws.
• Brand Compliance
  • Maintains clean, neat, and professional image of service vehicle and equipment.
• Equipment Management
  • Knowledgeable in the ability to safely operate pressurized spray equipment, rotary and drop spreaders, tractors, over-seeders, and other field equipment for duties.
  • Ensures all assigned equipment, tools, safety items, vehicles, and trailers are maintained in proper working order by following proper maintenance and inventory schedules.
  • Is accountable for neglect and abuse of assigned equipment.
  • Maintains and secures equipment to include functionality, storage, and cleanliness.
• Quality Control/Scheduling
  • Quality Control
    • Understands the Quality Control Inspection Form and informs Crew Leader/Manager/Owner of current site conditions.
    • Able to maintain all jobs to bid specifications.
    • Maintains client satisfaction (internal and external) to ensure jobs are renewed.
    • Ensures that applications increase or protect the quality of the turf and plant material.
  • Irrigation
    • Knows the location of all irrigation control boxes for each job site.
    • Keeps owner/manager aware of irrigation repairs needed.
• Field Operations
  • Administers fertilization, pre-emergent herbicide, post-emergent herbicide, pest and disease control products according to company contractual obligations, always adhering to the label and specific guidelines recommended for the best results.
  • Sets up and operates hand and power spray equipment to spray, dust, and/or spread various control products and other designated materials including pesticides, herbicides, soil sterilants, fertilizers, seeds, and specified soil amendments.
• Office and Administration
  • Able to read and write English and follow written and oral instructions.
  • Can organize and implement work schedule.
  • Responsible for the following forms and procedures:
    • Accident Kit
    • Equipment Service Calendar
    • Landscape Management Report
    • Quality Control Inspection Form
    • Spray Request
    • Trailer Safety Inspection Form
    • Equipment Inventory Form
    • Equipment Repair/Request
    • Monthly Vehicle Safety Inspection
    • Report of Safety Meeting
    • Tailgate Meeting Form
    • Pesticide Application Record
  • Keeps up with current industry specifications, products, and equipment.
  • Follows current local, state, and federal pesticide application regulations and licensing.
  • Responsible for reading, understanding MSDS sheets, and maintaining MSDS Folder.
  • Maintains area for pesticides and properly ensures safety of fellow employees, self, and product contamination.
  • Shall possess a valid State driver’s license appropriate to the class and capability of the vehicle(s) assigned to operate, and driving record must meet company standards as well as the State requirements where the vehicle is driven.
  • Can work independently in the absence of supervision.

Qualifications

• To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Language Skills
  • Regularly required to use written and oral communication skills.
  • May read and interpret data, information, and documents.
  • Observe and respond to people and situations.
  • Learn and apply new information or skills.
  • Work under deadlines and interact with others encountered in the course of work.
• Physical Demands
  • Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.
  • Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
  • Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment
  • Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.