Irrigation Technician I

Texscape Services

Monarch Landscape Companies is a family of successful landscape brands in eight states across the United States. We are a values-based learning organization committed to being the best place to work as a landscape professional. Our approach to investing in people is simple. We put the Field First!

This posting remains open year-round as we are always looking for great people to join our team! If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application and we will reach out shortly.

JOB SUMMARY:

Assisting Irrigation Technicians with repairs and installation of commercial irrigation systems. Entry level into the field of irrigation. The main focus will be to learn irrigation systems.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Always abide by company code of conduct and safety standards
• Trench, backfill and excavate soil for irrigation repairs or installations
• Maintain organize, stocked and clean irrigation truck and tools
• Maintain job site safe, clean, and organized condition
• Ability to understand and follow all standard irrigation procedures safely
• Ability to understand irrigation components and terminology
• Ability to understand replace and adjust both spray heads and rotors properly
• Ability to understand, manually operate irrigation valves, replacement and adjustments
• Ability to understand complete irrigation forms for material usage and work request
• Inspects equipment to ensure good working order and charged prior to arriving at job site or leaving the yard
• Other duties as assigned

Experience

• At least two years’ commercial landscape experience

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

License or Certification

• As required by state and federal law
• Valid driver license issued by the state where employed
• Backflow Assembly Tester (BAT) License in state where employed preferred

Specialized Skills

• Strong sense of customer service and urgency
• Effective oral and written communication
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to work autonomously
• Organizational skills
• Flexibility
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Ability to read, write and comprehend English
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish a plus
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram and/or schedule format

Physical Requirements

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