Landscape Technician

East Coast Facilities

  • Palm Beach, FL
  • $14.00-17.00 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 29 days ago
Pay Scale: $14-$17 per hourBenefits Available: Health Care, 401K, Professional Uniforms, Comprehensive Training for Career AdvancementBrief Overview: A Landscape Technician performs services such as lawn mowing, clean-ups, mulching, trimming, landscape maintenance, pruning, trimming, fertilization, weed control, planting of trees and shrubs, flower installation, leaf clean-ups, and similar tasks. Our Landscape Technicians work under a crew leader in a crew of up to 8 persons.Landscape Technician (Maintenance, Installation, Arbor Care, Irrigation) - Job Description
East Coast Facilities, Inc. provides facility maintenance to commercial, industrial, institutional, government and corporate clients.Trade Skill Requirements
  • If applicable drive company vehicles as directed
  • Operate various types of equipment and machinery associated with this job description
  • Has a minimum two-year apprenticeship in one or more of the following job sub-categories:
  • Professional landscape maintenance operations
  • Professional landscape construction services
  • Landscape repairs, restoration, and remediation
  • Licensed arbor care and tree trimming services
  • Landscape irrigation repairs and maintenance
  • Perform other assigned tasks related to landscape management
  • Winter Season Operations
  • Plow snow using trucks or loaders
  • Shovel snow using hand shovels or snow blowers
  • Apply salt and other de-icing agents to paved surfaces
  • Assist with pre-storm preparedness
  • Assist with post-storm clean up and restocking
Company Excellence RequirementsClient Management
  • Professionally represents East Coast Facilities, Inc. always.
  • Able to recognize when they do not have the answer for the client and let them know they will find out or get the Crew Leader involved
  • Keeps the Crew Leader aware of all client concerns and communication on the job site
  • Maintains positive, responsive, and flexible attitude to all clients
Safety Management
  • Maintains and promotes safe working conditions in the field always
  • Follows company procedures on discipline if any safety rules are broken
  • Have zero preventable accidents
Image Compliance
  • Maintains clean, neat, and professional image through the use of approved ECF uniforms and by monitoring & maintaining proper employee actions
Equipment Management
  • Is accountable for neglect and abuse of assigned equipment
General Qualifications
  • Must be have a minimum two-year apprenticeship in one or more of the job sub-categories listed above
  • Can pass drug test
  • Can pass a criminal back ground check
  • Comply with business ethics, applicable laws, and regulations
  • Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information
Work Environment/Physical Requirements
  • Work in/or about situations near direct automotive traffic
  • Work near or about natural bodies of water
  • Work with various types of work lifts
  • Able to work overtime or extended shifts if required by Management
  • Ability to work in extreme conditions – working temperatures may be between 0 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time
  • Ability to work in extreme cold or wintry precipitation
  • Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs.
  • Ability to bend, stoop and twist continuously throughout the day
How will my rate of pay be determined?Each job category has a range of pay associated with it. Hiring managers have corporate guidance on assigning the appropriate rate of pay based on a variety of factors including:
  • Years of proven experience for the job you are applying for
  • If you qualify and meet our underwriting procedures to drive company vehicles
  • Your knowledge and ability to operate equipment classes
  • If you have special licensing, such as a CDL, Pesticide Applicators License, Tree Trimming License, ISA Arborist Certification, Lift Certification, etc.
  • References of direct supervisors impact the rate of pay of new hires
  • Hiring managers can rate match a recruited team member from a competitor

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