Irrigation Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Description : POSITION OVERVIEW

The Irrigation Technician is an experienced landscape professional that is responsible for a variety of maintenance related activities including, but not limited to; irrigation installations, adjustments, inspections, repairs, and troubleshooting; water feature checks and troubleshooting, landscape lighting inspections, adjustments, and troubleshooting, punch list items, warranty items, and other miscellaneous landscape management and snow related activities.

JOB FUNCTIONS :

• Reviewing job notes for clear understanding of scope of work to be performed on daily basis
• Plan daily tasks, labor, materials, and equipment for current and next day’s work
• Read and interpret aerial service maps
• Read, measure, and interpret landscape plans
• Working knowledge and understanding of pesticides used
• Mix and apply various pesticides using proper PPE and application techniques
• Knowledge of different irrigation systems including sprinkler and drip systems
• Lead team members performing the following landscape services :
• Irrigation systems : installation, controller programming, and seasonal adjustment
• Irrigation audits : inspecting and testing existing irrigation systems for any issues or needed repairs and performing necessary repairs
• Irrigation start-ups and shutdowns : start irrigation systems in the spring and shutdown in the fall
• Ability to troubleshoot / repair / replace irrigation pumps
• Ability to identify and repair electrical / wiring problems
• Blowing : using handheld or backpack blower to blow off all hard surfaces
• Landscape bed maintenance : spray and pull weeds
• Lighting : controller programming, repair and replacement of lighting system components
• Plant health : identify basic plant health and turf health issues regarding diseases and insects
• Spring clean-ups : bed cleanout, bed edging, pre-emergent, plant fertilization, and mulch installation
• As needed assist in leaf removal : use of Ventrac, backpack blowers, stand-on zero turns with baggers, and truck mounted leaf vac to conduct seasonal leaf removals
• Participate in snow removal
• Any other tasks necessary.
• 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, chainsaw, pole saw, string trimmer, stick edger, ladder, backpack sprayer, dump trailer / bed, mulching trailer, wheel loader
• Identifies enhancement ideas to improve client property and submits via issue tickets.
• Learns and has a working knowledge of all properties, responsibilities and knows limits of work.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Time will be spent in an outdoor environment with limited ability to control noise, airborne contaminants, and temperature. Be able to lift 50 pounds regularly.

The team member is expected to work the assigned hours at Southern Landscape Group from Monday through Friday as well as weekends & overtime as dictated by seasonal needs. This is an hourly wage position with a normally expected workday of 6 : 50 AM until 5 : 00 PM.

Requirements :

CERTIFICATIONS

$20.51 - $26.00 / hr

Note : This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.? Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.?