Find & Apply For Food / Agricultural Technician Jobs in Sarasota, Florida

Do you like working with plants? Would you like a career in an industry that is about improving other's workspace and environment with healthy green, living plants? If the answer is yes, then Tropex is the place for you! We are "growing" our business and looking to expand. 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 Sarasota area on a Monday-Friday (approx 7am-4pm) basis. Plant Partners, inc - Tropex is a leader in the Interiorscape industry. We were founded 40 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. All candidates will complete background checks, a physical, and a drug test as part of our pre-hire qualifications. We are a drug free/ smoke free workplace which also means no medical marijuana cards.

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 :

$19.00 /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 free workplace . We live in our business culture telling a green story. That means we continue this through our policy to provide a drug-free environment to all employees. We follow the Department of Transportation's rules on drug policies. 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 $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Employee discount Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Application Question(s): What interests you the most about this position?

Experience:

Horticulture:

2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

Driver's License and Auto Insurace (Required) Ability to

Commute:

Sarasota, FL 34243 (Required)

Work Location:

On the road