Lawn Care Technician

Virginia Green

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Service Leader is responsible for providing a range of lawn care services including aeration, seeding, and tree and shrub care. This involves making timely lawn and landscape applications using both hand and powered equipment to apply fertilizer, insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides. The role requires working independently or as part of a crew to service properties on an assigned route, ensuring compliance with all state and federal regulations, company policies, and guidelines from the Virginia Department of Agricultural Services. The Service Leader will manage routes using mobile device management, conduct thorough inspections and evaluations of customer properties, and provide agronomic advice to resolve service issues. Customer interaction is key, including addressing concerns and identifying opportunities to sell additional services. Post-service, a final inspection is required to ensure completeness and cleanliness, with all services accurately documented using mobile technology. Additionally, the role involves maintaining company vehicles and equipment, assisting in the training of new service leaders, and contributing to the maintenance and cleaning of the facility and grounds. For aeration and seeding, the Service Leader also acts as a Crew Leader, overseeing the crew, safely transporting equipment to job sites, and ensuring all work is performed efficiently and neatly, followed by a final inspection to confirm quality and tidiness.

Requirements

Must obtain a VDACS Registered Technician certificate within 30 days of date of hire.
Be able to navigate a truck and trailer.
Must be available to work from August to end of October.
Be able to work between the hours of 6:30 am- 5:30 pm (or until the job is finished).
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Operate company vehicle in compliance with federal, state, local laws, and company policy.
Maintain a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Follow proper safety protocols while working with equipment.
Driving record must pass insurability test.
Be able to drive long distances or an eight to nine-hour shift.
Must be 20 years of age or older.
Minimum of High School diploma or equivalent.
0-2 years of related experience in a customer service environment.
Able to analyze situations and determine appropriate resolution.

Nice To Haves

Previous lawn care experience preferred

Responsibilities

Working individually or with a crew to provide services to all properties on assigned route.
Using hand and powered equipment, apply fertilizer, fungicides, herbicides, and aeration and seeding for pest and weed control in lawns.
Comply with all state and federal regulations, company policies and procedures and guidelines for Virginia Green and Virginia Department of Agricultural services.
Manage route generated by Routing Efficiency Manager by using our Mobile device management.
Perform thorough inspection and evaluations of customer properties; solve service issues by communicating agronomic advice to customers.
Interact with customers if present to determine any concerns and existing conditions.
Sell additional services to existing and prospective customers.
Conduct final inspection of lawn to ensure all work was performed correctly, completely, and granular products are blown off hard surfaces.
Document services using mobile technology accurately and legibly.
Maintain the company vehicles and equipment per guidelines.
Assist with training new service leaders.
Assist with maintaining and cleaning facility and grounds.
May be required to work outside of normal schedule, including overtime, weekends, and holidays as it may be necessary to fulfill the duties or the needs of the business.
Maintain a neat and clean appearance as outlined in the associate handbook and follow PPE and safety regulations and work in a safe manner.
Aerate and seed lawns in accordance with Virginia Green procedures.
Manager crew and safely transport Aeration and Seeding crew and equipment to job sites.
Ensures all work is done in a neat and efficient manner.
Final inspections of lawn to ensure all work was performed correctly, completely, property is tidy and there is not damage.