Lead Irrigation Technician

Sullivan's Landscaping has Irrigation Service Technician positions available for experienced, dedicated, and reliable team members. You'll be responsible for diagnosing and monitoring irrigation systems to ensure the plant material is getting the proper amount of water. Join for a friendly team, great benefits, and competitive wages.

Description

The Lead Irrigation Tech is responsible for diagnosing and monitoring irrigation systems to ensure the plant material is getting the proper amount of water. The tech will start up the irrigation systems, and be able to do adjustments and winterizations.

Job Responsibilities

• Demonstrated skill and ability to servicing, repairing, and troubleshoot residential and commercial irrigation systems.
• Advanced knowledge of all associated tools involved in the irrigation industry.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Responsible to service new and existing irrigation systems to ensure they are working properly
• Ability to read blueprints to ensure proper locations of heads and zones.
• Install repair, and replace valves, timers, solenoids, main lines, laterals and sleeves
• Basic understanding of technology.
• Meet the clients on the job site.
• Must have a clear understanding of the philosophies by which the company operates, and the short-and long-term goals of the irrigation department
• Have a clear understanding of the hourly and cost budgets for each of the jobs. Monitor by reviewing job hours, reports, and job costs regularly and taking action as needed
• Maintain assigned vehicle and/or equipment in good working conditions

Company Benefits

• Healthcare
• Vision
• Dental
• Paid Holiday's
• 401K
• Personal Time Off (PTO)

Experience and License Requirements

• Irrigation Service (Advanced)
• Valid Driver's License (Required)

Lead Irrigation Technician

*Qualifications :* 5+ years of irrigation experience maintaining and troubleshooting commercial/residential irrigation systems. Ideally the candidate also has experience with 2-wire irrigation systems, and has experience with all major brands of irrigation components. (Hunter, Rainbird, Toro). Have the ability to lead and coordinate 1-2 junior technicians on site.

KPI's

* First-Visit Fix Rate: 8595% of issues resolved without a return visit * Mean Time to Diagnose: 30 minutes to identify electrical/decoder faults * Mean Time to Repair: 1.52 hours to restore system operation * System Uptime: 9899% of zones operational during irrigation season * Repeat Repair Rate: <5% of repairs recurring within 30 days * Zones Serviced per Day: ~50100 zones inspected or serviced depending on site size * Billable Work: ~90%+ hours to be Billable work (Ex. 40 hour week 36 hours billable)

##### Experience and License Requirements

• 5+ years of irrigation experience maintaining Commercial/Residential irrigation systems
• 5+ years of irrigation experience troubleshooting Commercial/Residential irrigation systems
• Ability to lead and coordinate 1-2 junior technicians on site
• Customer service experience: with homeowners or property managers
• DL Medical Card (optional)
• Experience with 2-wire irrigation systems
• Experience with all major brands of irrigation components (Hunter, Rainbird, Toro)
• Irrigation controllers: valves, pumps, and backflow preventers
• Technical or Trade School Degree (optional)
• Valid Driver's License
• Water conservation practices and local codes