Description
Summary:
Seeking qualified irrigators to manage irrigation crews, install and maintain various irrigation systems, and work with growers to ensure optimal watering practices.
Highlights:
1. Opportunity to manage irrigation crews and lead projects
2. Install and maintain diverse irrigation systems
3. Collaborate with growers on watering strategies
We are looking for qualified irrigators for operations in Sherwood, Aurora and Woodburn.
Responsibilities
• Ability to manage irrigation crew
• Install irrigation, all types, drip, overhead
• Install time clocks, valves, wiring, automated to computer and phone
• Install back flow equipment, drain system for winter
• Irrigation coverage, assure plants are always adequately covered
• Irrigation design and layout, understands pipe sizing, GPM, per sprinkler, best type of sprinkler per application
• Works with grower to assure correct watering quantity and times per crop type
• Equipment operation, trenchers, excavators, loaders, tractors, skid steers
• Manages on hand parts supplies needed for daily operations
• Order parts for projects
• Irrigation maintenance and improvement of the system ongoing
Skills
• Equipment Operation, Trenches, Excavators, Skid steers
• Irrigation installation such as operating timers, clocks, and controls for sprinklers.
• Knowledge of manual irrigation systems.
• Project oriented
• Detailed Oriented
• Drainage systems
Qualifications:
• Minimum 3yrs experience irrigation in nursery, or landscape
• Spanish/English a plus
• Plant knowledge is a plus
• Irrigation certificates or education a plus
• Good people skills, good work attitude, reports what’s done, Resourceful seeks knowledge as needed
• Understanding of landscape irrigation
Job Type: Full-time Hrly Rate $24-$30
Benefits
-Paid Vacation, Holidays -Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, OR Saves
-Plant Discount -Nice People to work with