Landscaping Technician

As an Exterior Landscape Helper, you must be dependable, hardworking, and able to take direction from your crew leader in a physically demanding work environment. Each day you will visit various customer sites and maintain their landscapes by performing trained tasks such as trimming, weeding, watering, and debris removal. You must also possess a genuine desire to service customers by taking the best possible care of their landscape.

Key Performance Indicators

• Client retention
• Route completion

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Landscape maintenance
• Visit customer sites on a regular basis as established by route plan
• Wear and maintain proper PPE
• Take direction from your Crew Leader
• Spend up to 80% of your shift working outdoors exposed to the elements (cold, hot, wind, rain, sun)
• Service all required landscapes on the specified day - Use trained techniques to trim/prune plants, shrubs and trees for aesthetics and plant health, remove weeds, fertilize and water landscapes as needed, clean up and remove debris from landscapes.
• Work frequently on hands and knees
• Frequently lift heavy objects (up to 40lbs), safely loading and unloading material and equipment
• Regularly and safely use power tools such as hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, weed whackers, lawn mowers etc.
• Maintain appearance of mulch, top dressing and other ornamental elements
• Occasional work from ladders up to 12ft to reach and service tall plants and living wall systems
• Attention to detail is crucial to deliver high quality results

CANDIDATE SUMMARY

Preferred Experience

• Basic communication and problem solving skills
• Experience working in landscapes is preferred
• Experience working on a team/ crew
• Able to safely climb ladders and work on ladders
• Experience using pruners, scissors, and other sharp objects
• Experience using power tools

Required Traits and Characteristics

• In order to perform this job safely, it requires good vision, hearing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, lifting, pushing, pulling and walking
• Reliable and dependable

• Able to use a smartphone and company specific apps, programs, and training modules
• Able to safely use power tools

• Ability to read and complete online training courses
• Likes a physical job
• Polite and professional demeaner

Formal Education, Qualifications or Training

• no prior experience or training required

Pay Range
Hourly: $16.50 - $25.00

Why Choose Us?

A career with the Rentokil family of companies can be a professional trajectory filled with opportunity. We pride ourselves on being a world-class team that rewards high performance, and we love to promote from within. We offer competitive pay and many of our roles offer performance incentives.

Below you'll find information about some of what we have to offer. All Full-Time Colleagues qualify for the following and Part-Time Colleagues qualify for most benefits after they meet certain criteria.

Click here to read more about our Total Rewards Program which includes:

Professional and Personal Growth

• Multiple avenues to grow your career
• Training and development programs available
• Tuition Reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues)

Health and Wellness

• Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1
• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance plus much more

Savings and Retirement

• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions

Work-Life Balance

• Vacation days & sick days
• Company-paid holidays & floating holidays
• A company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility

We are looking for individuals who want to make a difference where our customers live and work. Is that you?

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Employees in this position perform work within customer's residences, property, and places of business often unsupervised and with access to vulnerable populations. They may have access to company and customer's records including personal identifiable information, financial records, make financial quotes and commitments on behalf of the company, use, handle, and have access to regulated chemicals that could cause harm to humans or the environment if used inappropriately. They work closely with other colleagues, vendors and/or customers and must be able to resolve conflicts and disputes in a non-violent and non-disruptive manner. They may drive a company vehicle as a primary duty and must safely operate a vehicle on the public streets, and receive company equipment to perform work.