Landscaping Technician / Groundskeeper

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Echters Greenhouses Inc

Posted 30 days ago

Full Time

Arvada, Colorado

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Landscaping Technician is responsible for performing routine landscape maintenance, including pruning, mowing, and plant care. They also manage irrigation systems, apply pesticides, and ensure the property remains clean and visually appealing.

Qualifications

Seeking a Groundskeeper/Landscaping Technician to maintain outdoor spaces. Requires landscaping experience, knowledge of Colorado plants, ability to lift 100 lbs, and strong work ethic.

Job Description

Description

We are seeking a reliable and hardworking Groundskeeper / Landscaping Technician to maintain and enhance the appearance of our outdoor spaces. This role is responsible for general landscape maintenance, plant care, and ensuring the property remains clean, safe, and visually appealing. We want someone who is passionate about creating and maintaining beautiful garden beds. Our goal is to showcase our huge palette of avaible plant material.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform routine landscape maintenance including pruning, mowing, weeding, and deadheading
  • Plant, water, fertilize, and care for annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, and turf 
  • Operate and maintain landscaping equipment 
  • Monitor plant health and identify pests, diseases, or irrigation issues 
  • Maintain cleanliness of walkways, parking areas, and outdoor spaces 
  • Safely apply pesticides as needed
  • Identify and label plants on property
  • Supervise and direct groundskeeping staff as needed
  • Help with other tasks as need in off season

Benefits:

  • Health & Dental Insurance
  • Life Insurance 
  • Vacation Time
  • Paid Holidays
  • Sick Time
  • 401(k)
  • Profit sharing bonuses
  • Employee Discount

Requirements

  • Previous landscaping experience required
  • Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions 
  • Ability to lift 100 lbs. and perform physical labor for extended periods 
  • Knowledge of plants grown in Colorado and how to care for them
  • Ability to work on irrigation systems
  • Strong work ethic, reliability, and attention to detail 
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team 

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Echters Greenhouses Inc

Echter's is one of Colorado's premier nursery and garden centers. Echter's grows their own flowers in the greenhouses onsite and only grows for their own store. The store carries everything for gardening including trees and shrubs, roses perennials, pots, hand tools, fertilizers, fountains and garden decor. Also offers houseplants, gifts, patio furniture and grills and wild bird seed. Plant doctors are on staff every day in the front of the store. The landscaping services department specializes in residential renovation and new areas. During the holidays the store becomes a Christmas shop with permanent and fresh cut trees, poinsettias and ornaments. Open year round. Family owned since 1959. Because Life Should be Beautiful.

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