Irrigation Technician

General Information

• Job Title: Irrigation Technician
• Location: 62C Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA, 95076
• Base Pay: $20.00-$35.00 / Hour
• Relocation Expense Covered: No
• Employee Type: Full-Time Non-Exempt

Description

K&D Landscaping Inc. is a family-owned and operated business that has been servicing the tri-county area for over 35 years. K&D employs over 120 people in the local area and continues to grow. A K&D project is easily recognized throughout the community for its high quality and attention to detail. Building on previous generations, K&D continues the tradition of giving back to their community by performing multiple beautification projects every year. Due in part to this generosity, the company was awarded “Business of the Year” for 2020 by the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce. K&D’s goal is to continue to raise the bar in the landscape industry!

Position Summary:

The focus of this job centers around producing timely results that are high quality and accurate. Benefiting from an analytical, inquiring, and critical mind, this job requires imagination and strong problem-solving skills, but with a strong technical orientation. The job requires an ability to deal with abstract concepts, systems, and ideas and all of that in an organized and self-disciplined way. It also requires that serious consideration be given to all possibly related facts and potential problems. This job requires deep knowledge and expertise and to do it successfully depends on understanding detailed information. Intellectual confidence is important in this job and to do it well requires close, hands-on involvement, careful follow-up and very disciplined, and limited, delegation. Central to this job is the need to weigh all decisions carefully and thoroughly, based on expertise in order to avoid unpredictable risk.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Testing and assessing irrigation systems. Troubleshooting all types of issues
• Locating and repairing leaks
• Developing and maintaining your own schedule
• Communicating directly with clients to explain the issues and repairs made
• Installing valves and controllers on large commercial projects
• Working with a maintenance supervisor to ensure maintenance property irrigation systems are working efficiently
• Programming controllers and training others on how to program

Requirements:

• Minimum 1-year experience as an Irrigation Technician or related field
• Ability to operate wire tracking device and other tools for irrigation troubleshooting
• California Driver’s License and insurable under K&D insurance plans
• Great time management to the yard and job sites