Irrigation Tech

Irrigation Technician

The best teams are created and maintained here. The irrigation technician installs and maintains the irrigation systems that keep crops, parks, gardens, and various green spaces watered. This position is adept at operating different kinds of heavy machinery such as trenchers and soil compactors.

Duties and responsibilities include :

• Conduct detailed irrigation inspections documenting repairs (upgrades included later)
• Clean decorative water features
• Excavate and trench using shovels and other excavation hand tools.
• Backfill and compact in clean manner to minimize spoils, signs of excavation, and settling.
• Maintain work areas and jobsite in clean, safe, and hazard free condition at all times.
• Maintain vehicle, tools, and equipment in clean, organized and well stocked condition.
• Train and mentor personnel in lower positions on technical irrigation topics
• Properly adjust all sprinkler types and nozzles and replace all types of sprinklers including appropriate use of check valves and PRS.
• Select and install appropriate conventional and HE nozzles (including knowing precipitation rates)
• Properly solvent cement weld PVC (ASME B31.1 Bonding Procedures)
• Repair lateral lines under all conditions.
• Repair PVC and ductile iron mainlines under all conditions up to 6 inches.
• Properly replace all types of irrigation valves
• Clean and rebuild valves under special customer request.
• Conduct annual seasonal start up inspections and drip conversions.
• Conduct winterizations (seasonal markets)
• Install controllers (both conventional and smart)
• Program conventional controllers.
• Install rain sensors, soil moisture sensors and flow meters and master valves (including Hydrometers)
• Complete water saving upgrades.
• Operate excavation equipment (walk behind trencher and soil compactor)
• Diagnose shorts, open circuits, partial shorts using a multi-meter.
• Utilize a station master to activate and diagnose valves and tone wires.
• Trace underground wires and locate ground faults using a ground fault locator.
• Troubleshoot, identify, and repair conventional electrical irrigation problems.
• Record materials and labor used to complete each job.
• Wear proper PPE and follow all safety rules.

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BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer. This job description is subject to change at any time. BrightView offers a suite of health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and / or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and / or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process.

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