Lead Landscape Technician - Horticulture

Reynolds Lake Oconee

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves leading a team in horticultural maintenance and installation. Responsibilities include fertilizing, watering, pruning, and installing plant material. The technician will also be responsible for chemical application, operating various equipment including spreaders, loaders, backhoes, and mowing equipment. This position requires the ability to act as a foreman in the supervisor's absence and fill in for other team members as needed.

Requirements

• Previous experience in landscape maintenance or landscape installation
• Knowledge of plant material
• Physically able to bend, stretch, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to stand on feet for extended periods
• Must be able to perform outdoor physical labor in varying weather conditions.
• Must be able to accept a leadership role (supervise crew)

Responsibilities

• Maintenance on all ornamental plantings, ex: fertilizing, watering and pruning
• Install of plant material
• Spray/record all chemicals
• Operate vortex spreader
• Apply fertilizer growth regulator, soil amendments and pre-emergence
• Maintain mulch/pine straw areas
• Operate small equipment
• Operates construction equipment ex: loader/backhoe
• Operates all mowing equipment
• Acts as a foreman and leads other Horticulture employees in the absence of a supervisor
• Fills in for other Horticulture team members as needed

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Paid vacation after 6 months
• Paid time off after 90 days: 10 holidays, 3 sick days and 3 personal days
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• LTD and STD
• Employee discounts: food, retail merchandise, boat rentals
• Golf privileges

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees