Horticulture Technician

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For 27 years, Southern Landscape Group has been Central Virginia’s premier landscape design/build and maintenance firm. With a focus on high‑end residential and commercial properties, we deliver unparalleled experiences and service to our clients daily.

At Southern, it all starts with our team! We realize that we are only as good as the people we have representing our brand; therefore, our emphasis is on finding, retaining, and training the highest quality people! Our mission is to support and grow our teams so we can make our clients’ lives better. Our modern fleet of equipment & trucks, modern facility & technology, and focus on safety make working here a mutually beneficial experience.

A Horticulture Team Technician is an experienced team member working under the supervision of a team leader. The primary function of a Horticulture Team Technician is to assist the Horticulture Team Leader in performing horticultural services on client properties. A Horticulture Team Technician is able to operate a variety of equipment and has thorough horticultural knowledge as well as lighting, water gardens, and irrigation.

• Reviewing job notes for clear understanding of scope of work to be performed on a daily basis
• Read, measure, and interpret landscape plans
• Working knowledge and understanding of pesticides used
• Mix and apply various pesticides using proper PPE and application techniques
• Perform the following landscape services:
• Landscape bed maintenance: spray and pull weeds
• Pruning: horticulturally correct tree/shrub/perennial pruning and dead heading
• Plant health: identify, diagnose, and treat plant health issues regarding diseases and insects
• Irrigation: minor irrigation repairs
• Water features: care & maintenance of pumps, aquatic plants, water chemistry, and fish
• Lighting: repair and replace low‑voltage lighting
• Floral services: annual plant identification, bed preparation, proper plant installation, layout, care, and maintenance
• Spring clean‑ups: bed cleanout, bed edging, pre‑emergent, plant fertilization, and mulch installation
• Blowing: using handheld or backpack blower to blow off all hard surfaces
• Snow removal
• Any other tasks necessary.
• Operates small and medium duty tools and equipment to include but not limited to: hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, bed edgers, re‑definers, rototiller, string trimmer, ladder, backpack sprayer, dump trailer/bed, mulching trailer, wheel loader, tape measure, plumb bob, level
• Identifies enhancement ideas to improve client property and submits to team leader
• Learns and has a working knowledge of all properties, responsibilities and knows limits of work.

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 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM.

• A high school degree or GED is required as well as two years of documented experience in the green industry
• Must have great verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to use Apple technology for time tracking and job management
• Must have great analytical problem solving and decision making ability
• Must have excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate with clients and professionals
• Ability to use Google translate efficiently to communicate with Spanish speaking workers
• Assist team leader with training and coaching a team of two or more team members to help develop their skills & ensure team members receive proper training
• Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient job site and ensures truck/tools/equipment are properly maintained.
• Ensure daily tasks are completed on schedule and budget to quality standard
• Responsible for all tools being returned to the shop at the end of a workday and tagging any tools needing repairs
• Ability to drive truck &…