Job Description
Do you like working with plants? If the answer is yes, then Botanica/ Tropex is the place for you!
We are looking for a detailed oriented Horticultural Technician who will manage the care of plants located in our client locations in and around the Boca Raton area on a Monday-Friday (around 7am-4pm) basis.
Plant Partners, Inc - Botanica/ Tropex is a leader in the Interiorscape industry. We were founded over 45 years ago to provide live plant maintenance, leasing, and sales to customers. We may be in the interior plant business as a product but our main focus is in providing outstanding customer service.
Job Functions:
Serving as the direct client contact, the Horticulture Technician is in charge of checking for moisture levels, watering, trimming, weeding, pruning of trees and plants, and application of mulch and fertilizers as needed to ensure excellent quality standards. Technicians inspect plants for damage, disease, soil erosion and location problems. The technician will need to identify plants, insects, pests and diseases as appropriate. Recommend and perform corrective actions such as removal of plants or remedial treatments.
Technicians will operate equipment such as water tanks, sprayers, shovels, hand tools and related interiorscape equipment as required.
Technicians manage inventory by submitting plant replacement requisitions and tracking plant installations. Technicians are also responsible for keeping assigned equipment clean and in good working condition, perform routine vehicle maintenance checks. Technicians may also be occasionally asked to perform special services, installations, pulling plants from accounts, inventory reviews and collecting client checks as requested by a Customer Service Manager.
Qualifications:Valid Florida Drivers License, Organizational skills and ability to work with minimal supervision. Ability to drive vans and passenger vehicles (required 7 years clean driving record). Result oriented and able to work both independently and as a team member.
Excellent customer service skills.
Preferred Experience/Skills: Gardening or horticultural work, which involves plant maintenance, botany, agriculture or horticulture; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $18.00 /hour
Physical Requirements:
Sitting less than 1/3 of day;
Standing/Walking regularly over 2/3 of day
Talking/Hearing regularly over 2/3 of day
Reaching regularly up to 2/3 of day
Use of hands to finger, handle or feel frequently over 2/3 of day
Lifting occasionally up to 50 pounds
Climbing 10 foot ladders
We offer competitive wage and benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability and 401K programs . Paid holidays, Paid time off, Paid Birthday day off, and a bonus opportunity for our Technician's.
Plant Partners, Inc. is a Drug and Tobacco free workplace. We follow national Dept of Transportation guidelines for drug screenings. Our policy provides a tobacco-free environment to all employees and visitors. This policy covers the smoking of any tobacco product and the use of oral tobacco products, and e-cigarettes on Plant Partners, Inc. Property or customer locations. The tobacco-free policy applies to both employees and non-employee visitors to Plant Partners, Inc.
Note to all Agencies: Plant Partners, Inc. has a team of dedicated recruiters who are responsible for all hiring needs. Our practice is to partner and work with our approved vendors only and on an as needed basis. Plant Partners, Inc. has identified and finalized our list of preferred vendors and the review process has been closed. We do not accept resumes from recruiting agencies that are not a preferred vendor, have not been authorized or approved by Corporate Recruiting to partner on a position and have not signed Plant Partners, Inc.'s vendor agreement. Any resumes submitted from unapproved vendors will be considered unsolicited, and Plant Partners, Inc. will not be obligated to pay a referral fee.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you currently live in the Boca Raton area?
- What interest do you have in this position that encourages you to apply?
Experience:
- Horticulture: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's license and insurance (Required)
Work Location: On the road
