Location: Napa, Ca
Job Description: Maintain organic landscapes and gardens that enhance the outdoor ambiance of the properties. Fruit trees, Perennial and Rose Gardens, and the Vegetable Garden are an integral part of the properties.
Duties:
Maintain health, beauty, and productivity of the gardens. Including the vegetable, olive trees, perennial, lawns and rose gardens. Work outdoors with your hands in the soil. Manage water system (sprinklers, drip irrigation, hand-watering). Improve and maintain healthy soil using organic techniques. Timing planting for proper harvest, yield and succession harvesting Replant, replace missing plants. Plant flowers, shrubs, grape vines, trees and shrubs Irrigation (maintaining and installing both drip and PVC-related components) Other duties as assigned.
Requirements/Qualifications:
3+ years’ experience required
Must speak, read and write English
Proof of a valid California Driver License
Basic knowledge of landscape maintenance techniques and methods; basic proficiency using hand tools; ability to recognize the signs of basic plant stress; focus on working safely and efficiently.
Teamwork, interpersonal flexibility, willingness, and ability to receive and act on instructions from supervisors.
Regular and reliable, on-time attendance.
Bend and/or kneel up to 10% of the time.
Lift, reach, carry, push, pull: up to 40 pounds
Stand, walk up to 90% of the time.
Must be able to work outside during all seasons of the year.
Knowledge of organic fertilizers and pesticides and their uses.
Maintaining the health and fertility of organic soil
Knowledge of the pruning & trimming of fruit trees, roses, and many other perennial and annual plants
Adaptable to different working conditions
Salary Information: $20-25.00 per Hour
Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications
Expected Hours: Full Time (Hours 8:00AM-4:00PM) 35-40 hours per Week.
Benefits: Health and 401K Benefits, Holiday Pay, Paid Sick Days