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Spray Technician – Lawn HealthSexton Lawn and Landscapes | Daphne / Mobile–Baldwin County, AL | Full-Time
About UsSexton Lawn and Landscapes is a growing lawn and landscape company serving residential and commercial properties across South Alabama. Our Lawn Health department delivers agronomic programs built for the Gulf Coast: sandy soils, heat, humidity, and heavy rain. We cover centipede, St. Augustine, zoysia, and bermuda turf. We're looking for a solid, dependable Spray Technician to join a team that takes pride in doing the work right.
What You'll Do
WORK ENVIRONMENT
About UsSexton Lawn and Landscapes is a growing lawn and landscape company serving residential and commercial properties across South Alabama. Our Lawn Health department delivers agronomic programs built for the Gulf Coast: sandy soils, heat, humidity, and heavy rain. We cover centipede, St. Augustine, zoysia, and bermuda turf. We're looking for a solid, dependable Spray Technician to join a team that takes pride in doing the work right.
What You'll Do
- Apply fertilizers, pre- and post-emergent herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and soil amendments to residential and commercial properties on a scheduled route
- Operate and calibrate spray equipment, including ride-on sprayer-spreaders, spray trucks, backpack sprayers, and granular spreaders
- Mix products accurately to label rates using company rate charts and tank-mix guidelines
- Identify common turf weeds, insects, and disease issues, and report what you see to your Field Manager
- Complete daily pre-trip and post-trip equipment checks and keep equipment clean and maintained
- Document every application accurately: products, rates, and property notes
- Handle and store chemicals safely and follow all label, PPE, and state regulatory requirements
- Communicate professionally with clients on site and leave every property better than you found it
- Help with seasonal services such as aeration, overseeding, and weed service calls as needed
- 1 year of lawn care or turf application experience preferred
- Alabama applicator certification or registration preferred, or willingness to obtain it (we'll support you)
- Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record
- Basic understanding of warm-season turf is a plus
- Reliable, on time, and able to work independently on a route
- Able to work outdoors in South Alabama heat and humidity, walk long distances, and lift up to 50 lbs
- Attention to detail. Rates, labels, and records matter here.
- Competitive pay: $18.00-$25.00
- Paid training, including equipment calibration, agronomy, and safety certification
- Company truck and equipment
- A structured department with clear systems, schedules, and support
- Room to grow within the Lawn Health program
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Outdoor conditions
- Extended work hours during peak seasons
- Requires substantial physical activity performing strenuous activities of a productive and technical nature; regular exposure to outdoor weather conditions of extreme heat and extreme cold; consistent exposure to loud noise; potential exposure to air pollution, allergens, dust, pollen, insects, and other potentially harmful naturally occurring hazards; continuous exposure to moving mechanical parts and sharp objects
Salary : $18 - $25