Landscape Technician

Company: Joseph Michael Nunn
Location: Saint Charles
Posted on: May 6, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionJob Summary: Landscape TechnicianJoe Nunn's Lawn Maintenance is looking for a Landscape Technician. The Landscape Technician is responsible for planting new flowers, trees, grass, hedges, and bushes. Maintains gardens and lawns, including mowing, trimming, pruning, raking, and weeding. Waters plants and lawns and adds fertilizer as needed.Duties/Responsibilities:

• Performs planting and related activities.
• Performs routine lawn maintenance including grass cutting, lawn edging, weed pulling, and other routing lawn-maintenance activities. Uses lawn mower and related equipment.
• Provides seasonal lawn care, such as spring and fall leaf clean-up.
• Moves materials and equipment and performs related duties to assist in landscaping.
• Hauls or spreads topsoil, gravel, sand, mulch, or related materials using wheelbarrows and rakes.
• Maintains assigned equipment and notifies the department leadership of needed repairs.
• Responds politely to customer inquiries and projects a professional image.
• Reports to work at the required time and performs duties as assigned by department leadership.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment, including the job site and equipment.
• Loads equipment and materials on and off trucks and trailers.
• Maintain a professional appearance by wearing proper uniform.
• Assist with snow removal operations as needed.Required Skills/Abilities:
  • Mechanical skills – familiarity with operating and performing general maintenance using ride-on mowers, weed trimmers, and chemical spray equipment is essential for landscape technicians.
  • Customer service – providing satisfactory service for home and business owners is typically a prime ability that employers seek in landscape technicians.
  • Attention to detail – high attention to detail when performing lawn maintenance or designing gardens is an important aspect of being a landscape technician.
  • Communication skills – the ability to communicate with customers, such as explaining landscape care or procedures to be carried out during a routine.Education and Experience:
    • High School or equivalent
    • Driver's License (Preferred) Physical Requirements:
      • Lifts 50 pounds and handles the physical demands of the job, including standing, bending, lifting, pulling, and climbing.

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