Plant Health Care Technician (Tree care) (Maintenance)

Front Range Arborists, a division of Timberline Landscaping, is an award-winning full-service tree care company serving Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas for more than 30 years. We offer a full range of services from tree pruning, removals, stump grinding, shrub trimming and tree spray applications.

The Plant Health Care Technician is primarily responsible for professional pesticide application service to our clients landscapes following our comprehensive plant health care program.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Apply fertilizer and pesticides to lawns, trees, and shrubs according to schedule, safety procedures, and label instructions
Use safe handling practices when handling and applying chemicals
Properly calibrate equipment to evenly apply product
Assist in maintenance and upkeep of company equipment
Complete all required legal and compliance paperwork
Snow removal and Christmas dcor required during the winter season
Other duties as assigned
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT
This position is primarily an outdoor job which will require working outside in all temperatures and weather conditions
Long pants and long-sleeved shirts required due to the nature of spraying chemicals, occasional exposure to dust, grease, noise- PPE providedand company logoed apparel must be worn
The position requires bending, stooping, reaching, crawling, walking and lifting
Technician should be comfortable with and have physical and manual dexterity to operate hand tools and small to medium-sized machinery and should be comfortable working with digging equipment/toolsOccasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds (must ask for help above 50 lbs.)