Landscape Installation Technician

Grow Control Landscape is a small, but growing, landscape company offering landscape design, installation, and maintenance services. We are searching for a responsible, self-starter to be a new crew member to our landscape installation crew. Crew member's responsibilities working alongside the crew on the installation of outdoor spaces and maintaining existing grounds, using machinery and equipment, ensuring all safety guidelines and protocols, and completing some simple administrative duties. To be successful as an installation technician, you should be able to both follow and provide instructions. A top-notch crew member should constantly be expanding their horticulture knowledge, constantly expand installation knowledge, always strive for the best, be a keen problem-solver, and possess remarkable communication skills. The technician will drive a company truck. Candidate must be able to work as a team to provide landscape services to both residential and commercial properties. Perform all work on schedule in a timely and safe manner. Take professionalism seriously and provide an excellent representation of the company. This position will require installation, service and repair, and maintenance duties when needed. Typical responsibilities: Loading and Unloading of company vehicles Maintaining company vehicles and equipment Using machinery and equipment such as tillers, trenchers, sod cutters, chain saws, mowers, blowers, weed hackers, skidsteers, excvator, etc. Trenching and digging Installation irrigation systems such as controllers, sprinklers, backflows, pipes, valves, master valves, flow sensors, dripline, etc. Installing lighting systems such as transformers, lighting wire, and light fixtures, Hauling and dumping debris Mulch and gravel installations Planting Header board installations Some concrete work. Create irrigation layouts and schedule programming Irrigation repair and diagnostics Basics of tree and shrub pruning Fertilization Gardening and maintenance duties when needed. Mowing and edging lawns. Pruning shrubs and trimming hedges. Using leaf blowers and other power equipment. Weeding and maintaining flower beds. Applying mulch Fertilization Planting and seasonal colored flowers Documentation of jobs Time-tracking Driving Basic Equipment maintenance Basic Vehicle maintenance Schedule: Full time 8 hours + Monday through Friday. 6:30 am to 3:30 pm typical schedule. Overtime may be needed. Requirements Valid CA Drivers License Relevant certificates are recommended but not needed Must know basic planting techniques. Must know basic irrigation knowledge such as cutting and glueing pipe, installating sprinklers on swing pipe, mounting and programming controllers, installing dripline, wiring valves, etc. Knowledge of tools and equipment used in landscaping. On-the-job training as a landscape crew member. Ability to comprehend clear written and verbal instructions. Willingness to learn Team players Great communicator Critical thinker and ability to solve problems as they arise Independent Bilingual preferred On-time Detail oriented Ability to read landscape and irrigation plans is a HUGE plus. Benefits Vacation Time Paid Sick Days Paid select Holidays Roth IRA