Irrigation Technician

• Location 8516 Canyon Road E,Puyallup, WA, ,United States
• Base Pay $25.00 - $35.00 / Hour
• Employee Type Full-Time Non-Exempt
• Manage Others No

Service Irrigation Technician is responsible for providing irrigation installation, maintenance and service of various residential and commercial properties.

This person will be responsible for keeping accurate records, promoting job worksite safety, providing excellent customer service, and exhibits pride and quality workmanship.

• Work closely with branch operations team.
• Proficiently and safely use power and manually operated tools and equipment to perform irrigation installation and maintenance.
• Monitor and test old and new irrigation installations, troubleshoot and repair problems, observe pipe and valve placements and evaluate start-ups, winterization and overall operation of the irrigation system.
• Conduct and record detailed inspections and plan/execute upgrades as necessary for client irrigation systems.
• Maintain and care for company equipment, tools and vehicles.
• Forecast equipment, labor and material needs to ensure efficient production.
• Understand and meet production and maintenance schedule deadlines without sacrificing great customer service or excellent quality.
• Track materials and time on service work orders and submit daily according to current processes and procedures.
• Attend training classes and seminars as requested by executive management.

• 2 years minimum residential and commercial Landscape Industry experience with a background in horticulture.
• Irrigation Technician Certification.
• Experience with estimating and job costing experience.
• Essential knowledge and have recent prior experience with trenchers, multi-meters, wire locators, ditchers and pipe sizing.
• Previous experience with testing of backflow systems required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with clean DMVR and current auto insurance coverage.
• Must be self-motivated, possess strong leadership skills, and be professional in appearance and actions.
• Must be detail oriented, possess critical thinking skills and is quality results driven.
• Must be well organized with strong communication skills and ability to multi-task.
• Strong project management experience organizing and managing all maintenance schedules.
• Must have the ability to be proactive, plan ahead and problem solve to minimize disruption, errors, risks and keep maintenance schedules on-task, within budget and on-time.
• Absolute essential ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Must take ownership of work and own the responsibilities of making sure things are done accurately and to the complete satisfaction of the customer. Ensure tasks were completed according to the contracted terms and if not, take ownership and actions to ensure these are corrected in a timely manner.
• Must have a strong understanding and experience reading and interpreting landscape and irrigation plan specifications, technical procedures and processes and in accordance to county and city governmental regulations.
• Ability to work under pressure, adaptable to changing priorities and without supervision.
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, and possibly, although rarely, holidays should the workload warrant.