Landscaping Technician Joshua, TX

Roy Jorgensen Associates•Joshua, TX

About The Position

Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. is seeking a full-time Landscaping Technician based in Joshua, Texas, to perform landscape maintenance operations in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. The work is primarily during the day, with some night and weekend work, occasional overtime, and work during weather events such as ice and snow. The role includes a variety of landscaping and roadway-maintenance tasks, including planting, digging, mulching, weeding, raking, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, litter removal, inspections, and snow and ice work. The technician must follow applicable federal, state, and local regulations, as well as company policies and procedures. The position involves maintaining highway rights-of-way and landscape areas; installing and replacing plants and landscape materials; applying herbicides and fertilizers when certified; inspecting and performing minor repairs to irrigation systems; assisting with erosion control, drainage maintenance, and landscape restoration; and operating landscape equipment and hand and power tools. The technician also transports materials and equipment, maintains a clean and safe work area, follows traffic-control and roadway-safety procedures, completes equipment inspections, reports maintenance needs, and responds to emergency call-outs when required. The role requires repeated lifting of up to 50 pounds and other strenuous manual labor.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years of related landscaping experience.
Experience using landscaping equipment, including mowers, trimmers, and blowers.
Experience using tools to mix and apply spray fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides.
Must be able to speak Spanish and English.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to follow work plans and landscaping plans.
Maintain company standards for background checks, driving records, and controlled-substance/drug testing.
Knowledge of local driving rules and regulations.
Ability to carry out simple arithmetic functions.
Ability to maintain and use the proper safety equipment required for each job.
Knowledge of and ability to adapt to the latest technology.
Ability to use a smartphone and applications.
Ability to adjust to a changing work schedule.
Ability to work safely under varying environmental and weather conditions.
Ability to repeatedly lift up to 50 pounds while twisting; other strenuous manual labor may be required.
Ability to operate hand and power tools, including saws, shovels, rakes, and trimmers.
Clean driving record.
Must pass a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

Roadway maintenance experience.
MOT certifications (traffic control).

Responsibilities

Perform mowing, string trimming, edging, pruning, and general landscape maintenance along highway rights-of-way.
Install mulch, plants, shrubs, trees, and other landscape materials.
Remove weeds, brush, litter, and debris from landscaped areas.
Apply herbicides and fertilizers in accordance with company policies and applicable regulations, if certified.
Inspect irrigation systems and perform minor repairs, adjustments, and troubleshooting.
Plant and replace trees, shrubs, and groundcover as needed.
Operate landscape maintenance equipment, including zero-turn mowers, tractors, weed eaters, backpack blowers, hedge trimmers, chainsaws, and other hand and power tools.
Assist with erosion control, drainage maintenance, and restoration of landscape beds.
Load, unload, and transport equipment and materials.
Maintain a clean and safe work area while following traffic-control and roadway-safety procedures.
Complete daily equipment inspections and report maintenance needs.
Respond to emergency call-outs for storm damage, debris removal, or other roadway maintenance needs when required.
Perform landscaping tasks such as planting, digging, mulching, weeding, raking, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, litter removal, inspections, and snow and ice work.