Lawn & Plant Care Technician

We are looking for a motivated Lawn and Plant Care Technician who enjoys a fast – paced environment and taking on new challenges as they arise.

About You

• You love working outdoors and enjoy keeping outdoor spaces free of weeds and pests for customers
• You want to work for a company that values your loyalty, respect and professionalism
• You demonstrate leadership, determination and persistence
• You want to work for a company that provides professional training and consistent hours
• You appreciate a company that provides the newest and best equipment
• You’re tired of being micromanaged
• You want to be part of a team of craftsmen who will help you out and have your back

Pay rate: $20-30 hourly, depending on the position you are applying for and your experience

Benefits

• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Lots of opportunities to earn bonus pay!
• Additional hours available in the winter season for the right candidate
• Retirement account with up to 3% match
• Health Insurance available
• Ongoing training and development
• Company uniforms and boot and rain gear allowances
• Individual lockers to secure your personal gear each day
• Employee referral bonuses
• Family based environment with great work/life balance
• Fun company events—cookouts, food trucks, plus our Family Suite at Red Wings games
• Stocked fridge with drinks & snacks

About Us

Since 1976, Town & Country Enterprises’ mission has been to provide our customers with highly trained professionals who serve with integrity and honesty while providing exceptional value and services. We consistently provide employees with honest, safe, and prosperous opportunities while working in an atmosphere with realistic goals and a positive team attitude. We do this by hiring and coaching outstanding and happy employees who receive above average pay and benefits.

Non-negotiable rules we live by:

• Foster respect for our clients, team, vendors, equipment, tools, money, time, & yourself.
• Approach tasks with purpose and a sense of urgency.
• Don’t wait for perfect—try hard, do your best & embrace imperfection.
• Stay mindful, engaged and observant of your surroundings.
• Cultivate a positive team spirit; be the kind of team player who would be missed.
• No jerks allowed: we work for great clients and have the best employees and vendors.
• Continuous improvement—Grow or die.

Here are some attributes we value in the great people that work for us:

-Ambitious

-Grit and tenacity

-Teachable/coachable

-Problem solver

-Eager to learn

-Sense of humor

-Career oriented

-Team Player

-Pride in work

-Positive can-do attitude

-Resourceful

-Teacher

Please see our website to learn more about us: www.townandcountryent.com

Responsibilities of a Lawn and Plant Care Technician

During the regular season, our hours are typically 7am to 5pm, M-F, with an occasional Saturday. You’ll be working independently, responsible for treating your customers’ lawns for weed and pest control for 10-20 properties each day.Services provided include:

• Lawn Fertilization
• Mosquito Control
• Tree and shrub protection
• Weed control
• Deep root / surface root feedings
• Bent grass control
• Springtime assistance with clean up, edging, mulching etc.
• Fall time assistance with leaf clean up
• Snow and ice control
• Stocking Truck and trailer with daily material
• Assisting in product/inventory monitoring & management

• Weekly inventory of in-house product & materials
• Regular maintenance of existing and future equipment on a weekly, monthly, yearly basis
• Use of Z-Spray equipment, hand cans, and backpack sprayers

• Maintain good customer relationships
• Fielding and responding to customer questions, concerns, or feedback in timely manner
• Making call-aheads as needed for your next day’s scheduled stops
• Assisting with in field sales efforts and up selling existing customers
• Generating new leads/customers to improve route density

Experience

We’re flexible on the number of years of experience for this role! We favor talent and interest. Some folks might get discouraged because they don’t have all the listed qualifications. Even if you don’t have all these, please apply anyway: there’s a good chance you’re more wonderful than you think you are.

• You are 18 years of age or older
• You have a valid Driver’s License

• Experience in lawn care applications a plus
• Experience using a Z-Spray
• Pass a basic reading and comprehension test
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• NYS Certified Pesticide Applicator license or able to obtain one within 12 months
• Must work well with teammates
• Must be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions

Thanks for reading the entire job post! We want to find a good match for both our sake and yours. If you think you’ll be a great fit for the Town & Country team, apply today!