Mowing Technician

Southern Landscape Group Inc•Evington, VA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Southern Landscape Group is Central Virginia’s premier landscape design/build and maintenance firm with 27 years of experience, focusing on high-end residential and commercial properties. The company emphasizes finding, retaining, and training high-quality team members to deliver unparalleled experiences and service. They offer a modern fleet of equipment and trucks, a modern facility and technology, and a focus on safety. A Mowing Team Technician works under the direction of a Team Leader, assisting in mowing operations and possessing the ability to operate various equipment and basic horticultural knowledge.

Requirements

A high school degree or GED is required
Two years of documented experience in the green industry
Must have great verbal and written communication skills
Must be able to use Apple technology for time tracking and job management
Must have great analytical problem solving and decision making ability
Must have excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate with clients and professionals
Ability to use Google translate efficiently to communicate with Spanish speaking workers
Ability to drive truck & trailer combinations
Maintain a neat and clean professional appearance
Works as a team member throughout Southern Landscape Group with a positive attitude
Knows and supports the company’s vision, mission, and core values
Valid Virginia driver’s license with insurable driving record
VDACS Registered Tech Certification
CPR/First Aid Certification

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge and understanding of pesticides used

Responsibilities

Reviewing job notes for clear understanding of scope of work to be performed on daily basis
Read and interpret aerial service maps
Mix and apply various pesticides using proper PPE and application techniques
Mowing: use push, walk behind, and stand on mowers to cut turf using alternating mowing patterns
Edging: use stick edger to hard edge turf against hardscape surfaces; use string trimmer to soft edge around softscape edges and trim unreachable turf areas by mower
Blowing: using handheld or backpack blower to blow off all hard surfaces
Landscape bed maintenance: spray and pull weeds
Pruning: horticulturally correct tree/shrub/perennial pruning
Plant health: identify basic plant health issues regarding diseases and insects
Irrigation: minor irrigation repairs
Floral services: care and maintenance
Spring clean-ups: bed cleanout, bed edging, pre-emergent, plant fertilization, and mulch installation
Leaf removal: use of Ventrac, backpack blowers, stand-on zero turns with baggers, and truck mounted leaf vac to conduct seasonal leaf removals
Snow removal
Operates small and medium duty tools and equipment to include but not limited to: push mower, zero turn mower, walk behind mower, leaf vac, Ventrac, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, bed edgers, re-definers, rototiller, string trimmer, stick edger, ladder, backpack sprayer, dump trailer/bed, mulching trailer, wheel loader
Identifies enhancement ideas to improve client property and submits to team leader.
Learns and has a working knowledge of all properties, responsibilities and knows limits of work.
Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient job site and ensures truck/tools/equipment are properly maintained.
Ensure daily tasks are completed on schedule and budget to quality standard
Responsible for all tools being returned to the shop at the end of a workday and tagging any tools needing repairs
Assist team leader with training and coaching a team of two or more team members to help develop their skills & ensure team members receive proper training