The Lawn Healthcare Applicator must be thoroughly familiar with and/or be willing to be trained in all aspects of lawn care and its applications. To include: safe handling of materials, proper mixing and transporting of materials, First Aid procedures in case of an accident or spillage, proper application of materials, properly diagnosing insect and disease issues, operating all equipment, ordering correct materials, and interfacing with customers, etc. Requires minimal supervision and conducts all work in a safe manner. The Lawn Healthcare Applicator must also attend to and complete all paperwork and administrative requirements related to the job while maintaining a professional demeanor.
Skill Set and Educational Requirements:
- Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
- Possesses a valid driver's license and must be insurable on the company's insurance policy.
- Have a clean criminal record and pass a pre-employment drug screen.
- Legal documentation to verify employment eligibility.
- Physically able to handle the workload of a Lawn Care Technician.
- Have full range of mobility in the upper and lower body.
- Able to lift 50 pounds without assistance.
- Has proper applicator's licenses and certifications or willing to obtain.
- Able to interact with customers in a professional and courteous manner on a daily basis.
Responsibilities:
- Two years of experience in lawn care or landscaping field preferred but not required. We will train!
- Learns and thoroughly understands all aspects of lawn care as outlined above and in company SOPs.
- Able to operate company equipment: trucks, backpack sprayers, hose reels, motorized spreaders, etc.
- Able to perform all daily preventative maintenance (PM) on company equipment.
- Proficient in or able to learn company software.
- Meets or exceeds company production standards for Lawn Care work.
- Ensures that jobs are kept on schedule and on budget.
- Ensures that all safety procedures are followed and reports any unsafe conditions to supervisor.
- Looks for extras and up-sales, and converts them into work orders when appropriate.
- Maintains a clean crew truck at all times.
- Able to fill out and process all necessary job paperwork, purchase orders, and timesheets, etc.
- Able to interact with clients and potential clients in a professional, courteous, and competent manner.
- Able to train a novice lawn care assistant and maintain a high level of morale.
- Thoroughly understands and complies with company policies, procedures, and SOPs.
- Able to work with minimal supervision from Lawn & Plant Healthcare Coordinator, but knows when to ask for assistance.
Here’s some of what’s great about The Pattie Group, Inc:
- Advancement opportunities.
- Forty-five hours of required education every year (industry and non-industry related)
- The Pattie Group is always learning with an in-house training program and outside educational opportunities.
- The availability of great benefits including:
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- Short-term disability
- Life insurance
- 401k program
- Profit-Sharing
- Paid time off and paid holidays.
- Company picnics, parties, meetings, staff baseball games, cookouts – The Pattie Group likes to have fun.
- A yearly awards banquet to celebrate the year’s accomplishments.
- Employee reward system.
- Discounted Cleveland sporting tickets.
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