Irrigation Specialist

Come Join Our Dynamic Team!

Are you looking for a way to advance your career Are you motivated by making a difference in the lives of the people you serve Do you value quality relationships excellent customer service and integrity If so we want to meet you!

Why is La Posada the right place to expand your career

• Excellent work/life balance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with company match
• Excellent health insurance
• Mileage incentive program if you live over 15 miles away
• Beautiful campus with free on-site fitness center
• Discount at Los Niños del Valle pre-school
• Scholarship program. Up to $2500 per year after 6 months of service plus a yearly opportunity for additional scholarship awards.
• Operate powered equipment such as mowers tractors twin-axle vehicles chain-saws electric clippers blowers and pruning saws.
• Mow and edge lawns using power mowers and edgers.
• Use hand tools such as shovels rakes pruning saws saws hedge and brush trimmers and axes.
• Prune and trim trees shrubs and hedges using shears pruners or chain saws.
• Gather and remove litter from campus outdoor areas.
• Maintain and repair tools and equipment such as fences and benches using hand and power tools.
• Water lawns trees and plants using portable sprinkler systems hoses or watering cans.
• Trim and pick flowers and clean flower beds.
• Rake and dispose of leaves and other debris.
• Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod sow grass or plant flowers and foliage.
• Plant seeds bulbs foliage flowering plants grass ground covers trees and shrubs and apply mulch for protection using gardening tools.
• Decorate gardens with stones and plants.
• Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
• Install rock gardens ponds decks drainage systems irrigation systems retaining walls fences and/or planters.
• Build forms and mix and pour cement to form garden borders or sidewalks.
• Spread fertilizers onto grass shrubs and trees using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
• Plan and cultivate lawns and gardens.
• Install irrigation clocks and valves.
• Ability to read and understandblueprints.
• Performs special projects as assigned by supervisor

Competencies

• Communication Oral - Ability to communicate effectively using the spoken word.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers needs while following company procedures.
• Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for ones conduct.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability using his or her own drive or initiative.

Skills and Abilities

Experience: 1-2 years experience installing irrigation lines and knowledge of irrigation methods.

Work Environment

Work is performed outdoors in all types of weather. Exposure to all elements of the weather. The temperature may reach as high as 110 degrees during the summer. Exposure to hazards from heat chemicals fumes power equipment and manual equipment.

If you believe you would be a good fit for this position and you live by the values of integrity compassion and respect for seniors and co-workers then you may be the candidate were looking for!

Apply today to start your new adventure!

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