Landscape/Planting Specialist
About The Position
SavATree is hiring a landscape technician and planter to apply knowledge of plants, trees, and grasses in growing, pruning, and fertilizing shrubs, lawns, bushes, trees, and flowers. They also use knowledge of aesthetics to creatively design gardens, walkways, sitting areas, bridges, and other functional aspects of outdoor areas. Duties can include tree planting, transplanting, ensuring plants grow well in their assigned area as well as cleaning up debris around yards and other areas. In this role you will have you will have the opportunity to work outside on beautiful properties in your community, You will apply your expertise to ensure the on-going health, beauty and well-being of each client’s landscape.
Requirements
- A Degree in Turf, Entomology, Plant Sciences, Horticulture, or equivalent experience
- 1-2 years of hands-on experience in lawn care maintenance and turf application
- Minimum 2 years of experience in landscape related field
- Must be able to operate equipment safely.
- The responsibility and independence to work autonomously.
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills to understand and meet client needs.
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. repeatedly through an entire work shift.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Requires good manual dexterity.
- Excellent stamina is required.
Nice To Haves
- Horticulture/Arboriculture Trade Certification a bonus
- A desire to grow, craves opportunity, loves problem solving and process improvement.
- The ability to run various types of equipment, who enjoys heavy lifting in various weather conditions.
Responsibilities
- Apply knowledge of plants, trees, and grasses in growing, pruning, and fertilizing shrubs, lawns, bushes, trees, and flowers.
- Use knowledge of aesthetics to creatively design gardens, walkways, sitting areas, bridges, and other functional aspects of outdoor areas.
- Tree planting and transplanting.
- Ensuring plants grow well in their assigned area.
- Cleaning up debris around yards and other areas.
- Ensuring the on-going health, beauty and well-being of each client’s landscape.
Benefits
- Health and dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Vehicle program
- Matched 401(K)
- Lots of training and development opportunities
- Support for continuing education in the industry
- Opportunity to advance knowledge in the field and in the company
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
