Horticulture Technician

Description

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.

Benefits:

• Culture focused on trust, growth, and professionalism in a team environment
• Team members treated with respect and outfitted for success
• Higher than average industry pay
• Outstanding benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance, and 401K w/ company match
• Paid time off
• Quarterly bonus opportunities

Position Overview:

Do you have a passion for outdoor lighting, water gardens, irrigation, or plants? The horticulture technician will be working under the supervision of a team leader and assist with performing horticulture services on the job site. The horticulture technician is able to operate a variety of equipment and has thorough horticulture knowledge!

Essential Responsibilities:

• Performs a wide variety of horticultural tasks to ensure attractive landscapes and an optimal level of plant health including weed control, certain perennial plant practices, pruning, pesticide applications and irrigation adjustments. Will perform seasonal annual plantings as well as small landscape installations.
• Learns and has a working knowledge of all properties, responsibilities and knows limits of work
• Diagnoses pest issues, makes recommendations and/or takes remedial action to as dictated by management or company policy. Diagnoses other site problems and makes recommendations to repair.
• Working knowledge on cleaning water features, notes dead or damaged plant material, repair or replace low-voltage lighting, and perform minor repairs on irrigation.
• Operates small and medium duty equipment.
• Operates automatic and stick-shift vehicles as well as commercial trucks and truck and trailer combinations
• Assists the team leader as requested in interacting with clients by way of introductions at the beginning of a job, answering questions, responding to client requests, making reasonable changes to the plan, and providing a walk-through at the job's completion.
• Assists the team leader as requested in completing the necessary paperwork including timesheets, work orders, change orders, material requisitions, and client service tickets
• Assists the team leader as requested in planning and organizing the job, ensuring that sufficient resources and materials are available. Also ensures that job is completed in the most time-efficient manner.
• Maintains a clean and safe work-site and ensures equipment is properly maintained.
• Maintains assigned equipment and notified Team Leader of needed repairs.
• Works as a member of the team.
• Assists with snow removal operations in the winter months.
• Supports the company’s mission, goals, and strategic plans.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday, overtime and weekends as needed 

Requirements

Experience:

• Gardeners: 1 year (Preferred)
• Landscaping: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Southern Landscape Group, Inc. does not guarantee that a position will be available at the time of submission. The submission of a resume or information expressing interest in working at Southern Landscape Group, Inc. does not obligate the company in an way and does not guarantee employment. Any false statements or omissions of information submitted from this site may lead to denial of employment or dismissal, if you are hired.