Lawn Care Specialist (Charleston)

COME JOIN OUR TEAM!

$18.00 to $20.00 Hourly Rate

Position Overview :

As a Lawn Care Spray Tech you will provide excellent customer service to residential or commercial customers by making timely lawn / landscape applications, diagnosing and correcting lawn / landscaping problems through service calls and other customer communications, and selling / up-selling services to new and / or existing customers, resulting in the growth of the customer base.

No mowing, no weed-eating...only spraying!

This is an hourly (non-exempt) position eligible for overtime with the opportunity for sales commission for expanding services and customers.

We also have Benefits! Including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short, and Long Term Disability, FSA, 401k, Aflac (Accident, Hospital, Critical Illness w / Cancer), Paid Time Off (PTO), Holiday Pay, and Free Telemedicine access, and Safety essentials are provided by the company.

Responsibilities :

• Applies fertilizers and pesticides to lawns, shrubs, and trees according to schedule, safety procedures, and label instructions.
• Drives company vehicles to customer locations.
• Responds on a timely basis to customer requests for telephone and in-person service calls.
• Completes required production forms and customer instructions.
• Measures the lawn of potential customers to provide them with an accurate cost of lawn care service.
• Clean and service company vehicles, spray equipment, and other tools.

Education and Experience Requirements :

• Able to endure the physical demands of working outdoor with equipment & chemicals
• Able to endure environmental aspects such as heat, insects, changing weather, etc.
• Able to pass MVR check, background check & drug screen

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Attention to detail.
• Time management and organizational skills, including punctuality. On-time attendance is required.
• Ability to meet minimum insurance requirements for company vehicles.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions :

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This position is ideal for a physically active associate, who works indoors / outdoors, interacts with customers, and may be exposed to foreign substances (e.g., chemicals).

Regularly required to :

• Sit or stand.
• Walk on uneven surfaces or climb stairs for an extended period of time.
• Use hands and arms to handle, feel or reach.
• Speak and hear.
• Use vision abilities for close, distance, color, peripheral, depth, and focus.
• Lift up to 50 lbs independently.
• Push and pull equipment.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Adverse Conditions :

• Subject to outdoor weather conditions which may include extreme cold, extreme heat, or wet conditions.
• Subject to exposure to animals and insects.
• The noise level is moderate to loud.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About Tidewater Landscape Management :

TideWater Landscape Management has been providing excellence to residential, commercial, and government-owned properties for over 30 years.

Our teams throughout the United States offer plant management services, pest control, landscape, and irrigation installation, parking lot maintenance, trash and porter services, as well as mowing, edging, string-trimming and full parking lot and grounds management services.

At Tidewater we are guided by the thought that each day we take care of the lives of the people who believe in us. We grow and you grow.

Tidewater, Clean Sweep, and Gro-Masters all appreciate the opportunity to make a difference.

Last updated : 2024-05-01