Landscape Technician

Job Description

Job Description

(Please apply for this position ONLY if you cannot show us at least 6 finished landscape or construction projects you personally have worked on and can describe in detail what role you performed. Mowing your grandmother's lawn or owner/builder experience on applicant's own residence is not valid experience. We have been getting this a lot since the economy turned downwards and if you do not have actual experience working for a landscaping or construction company you will waste both of our times. Thank you.)

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Perks & Benefits

• 401k
• 60 hours paid sick leave
• 60 hours paid vacation
• 5 paid holidays
• Weekly Direct Deposit pay
• $400 clothing stipend
• all protective equipment and tools provided

Work Schedule :

• 7am - 5pm Monday-Thursday
• Fridays are Overtime paid at 1.5x your regular wage.

Work location:

• Mondays: everyone meets at our Shop Location in Occidental for weekly briefing
• All other days the crew meets onsite at an active jobsite.
• You must have a car to work here.

Our ideal canidate is:

• In good physical shape, able to life 60-80# repeatedly through the course of the day
• Follows and remembers written and verbal instructions well
• Communicates well with other workers
• Can positively communicate to clients & answer basic questions regarding day-to-day operations
• Enjoys working as a team
• Prioritizes the safety and wellbeing of themselves and others around them
• Has a background of skills which partially or fully encompass the requirements of a landscape technician at our company below.

From our schedule of wages: Job Description

• A Landscape Technician is a “skilled laborer” who can produce great craftsmanship, deeply understanding the “why’s” and the “how’s” of their processes. Technicians have worked for us, or a competitor, as labor, for 2-4+ years. They can interpret a work order or plans without asking what things on the plans are, take precise measurements with all stocked measuring tools, and satisfactorily repair and install plants, paved areas, fencing, drains, walls, edging, sod, turf, irrigation, and certain light fixtures with minimal supervision. A technician strives to meet or exceed accepted production rates for these items 80% of the time or more. The technician is an effective communicator with leads and helpers. 
• “techs” can be trusted to take a work truck home if the situation allows, and purchase small goods, parts, and components to complete their work. They demonstrate truck safety and trailer safety, and can secure loads, lumber, pipes, and equipment in transport. 
• Producing satisfactory work fast is the most crucial marker of success as a technician.

• Tech Base - 28/Hr  
• Skilled & Safe on the Skid Steer/ compaction equipment ( minimum 50hrs combined + crew approval)- +1hr 
• Skilled & Safe on excavator (minimum 50hrs plus crew approval) +1/hr 
• 85% or better on aptitude test +1/hr
• Vehicle handling - Can safely operate vehicle w/ 2axletrailer, 50hrs of seat time or crew approval +1.25/hr
• FLEX RAISE - Has spent 2yrs working at company OR has completed a training program in whichever skill they need most help learning (ISA, QWEL irrigation program, CMHI masonry program, NALP Landscape Technician irrigation, installation, and maintenance cert) +2/hr for each or 1/Hr per year
• Top pay - 35hr

Company Description

Winglewich Landscape Contracting is a highly rated landscaping company specializing in drainage and irrigation based landscaping projects. 80% of our revenue comes from builds/repair and 20% is maintenance. We typically work close to home and take jobs in Sonoma County, CA. Our employees enjoy a positive jobsite culture shared by our small and experienced crews. Consider landscaping with us for your next career - you get to build pieces of functional art, live an active life, and share a workspace with people with the same values and interests.

Company Description

Winglewich Landscape Contracting is a highly rated landscaping company specializing in drainage and irrigation based landscaping projects. 80% of our revenue comes from builds/repair and 20% is maintenance. We typically work close to home and take jobs in Sonoma County, CA. Our employees enjoy a positive jobsite culture shared by our small and experienced crews. Consider landscaping with us for your next career - you get to build pieces of functional art, live an active life, and share a workspace with people with the same values and interests.