Plant Health Care Specialist

SavATree • Grand Junction, CO

7h • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Health Care Team at SavATree is dedicated to inspecting plant material, identifying problems, and ethically treating or preventing issues that trees and shrubs may face. This role offers the opportunity to work outdoors and visit beautiful properties within the community. The primary focus is on ensuring the health and well-being of trees and shrubs on clients’ landscapes in a specific territory, which involves monitoring, diagnosing, and treating pest and/or disease infestations. Specialists are responsible for selecting the most appropriate product or treatment for each problem. Additional duties include interacting with clients, educating them through written diagnostic reports detailing landscape conditions, and ensuring complete customer satisfaction. SavATree's mission is to leverage a passion for nature to maintain beautiful and flourishing outdoor spaces across the country through comprehensive tree, shrub, and lawn care. The company has expanded significantly over thirty years and is committed to employee growth, investing heavily in training and continuing education to provide team members with opportunities to advance their careers and become subject matter experts in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

• Willingness to complete required trainings to obtain needed certifications & licenses
• Desire to work outdoors
• Valid Driver’s license to operate service-line vehicles
• Must be authorized to work lawfully in the U.S.
• QAL or QAC certification

Nice To Haves

• A desire to grow, craves opportunity, loves problem solving and process improvement
• A Degree in Arboriculture, Urban Forestry, Horticulture, Plant Science, Plant Pathology, Environmental Sciences, Landscape Management, Turf-grass, or similar experience preferred
• The responsibility and independence to work autonomously
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills to understand and meet client needs
• Willingness to learn Tree/Plant Identification
• Willingness to learn how to safely and properly use spray and application equipment

Responsibilities

• Inspect plant material
• Identify problems in trees and shrubs
• Ethically treat or prevent problems in trees and shrubs
• Monitor, diagnose, and treat any pest and/or disease infestations occurring on client properties
• Select the most appropriate product or treatment for each problem
• Interact with clients
• Educate clients with written diagnostic reports detailing the conditions on their landscape
• Ensure complete customer satisfaction

Benefits

• Lots of training and development opportunities
• Support for continuing education in the industry
• Opportunity to work alongside some of the best trained and equipped teams in the industry, with an emphasis on quality and safety
• Ability to connect and collaborate with people who are experts in the field
• Competitive salary
• Health and dental benefits
• Paid time off
• Matched 401(K)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level