Providence Horticulture Job Opportunities

Positions Available:

Irrigation Technician
Job Location: Multiple locations from Bakersfield to Chico
Remote work allowed: No
Pay: $15.00 – $27.00 per hour
Benefits: 401(k), 401(k) matching, Health insurance, Life insurance, Paid time off
Job Type: Full-time
Job description: Irrigation Technician and Horticultural Applicator

Tree and Landscape Health Technician
Job Location: Fresno
Remote work allowed: No
Pay:$15.00 – $22.00 per hour
Benefits: 401(k), 401(k) matching, Health insurance, Life insurance, Paid time off
Job Type: Full-time
Job description: Tree and Landscape Health Technician

Qualifications:

  • Customer-oriented
  • Positive attitude
  • Teachable / coach-able
  • Enjoy an outdoor work environment
  • Valid California Driver’s License with no major violations on record in the last 5 years.
  • Some positions may work out of town for periods of time in Northern California
  • Must pass a background check and possible drug test

Application / Resume questions to be answered:

  • How many years of Landscape maintenance experience do you have?
  • How many years of Irrigation experience do you have?
  • Please list 2-3 dates and time ranges that you could do an interview.
  • Do you have a valid Driver’s License?
  • Are you authorized to work in the United States?
  • What is the highest level of education you have completed?
  • What percentage of the time are you willing to travel for work?

Please call us at:(559) 251-7907 or email:  info@provhort.com and submit your resume and qualifications.

Providence Horticulture, Inc. is the leading provider of horticultural consulting and tree and landscape health care services in the San Joaquin Valley. We provide such services as Tree trimming, removal, and planting / Tree and landscape health care treatments / Tree and landscape pest control & other horticultural pest control / Landscape irrigation analysis, and modifications for efficiency / Structural pest control.
The main work is to visit residential and commercial locations throughout Central and Northern California evaluating irrigation systems, then making upgrades and changes to the systems to enhance irrigation efficiency. When irrigation work is not available, the work consists of doing fertilization, nuisance fruit control, weed control, as well as horticultural insect and disease control in the Central Valley, based in Fresno.
We strongly prefer someone who has experience installing and maintaining landscape irrigation systems. Some experience dealing with plants, fertilizer, and landscape pest control is preferred. Prefer someone who is interested in trees and landscape, is hungry to learn, and is quick to do so. It is important that the person be able to go out of town for up to 5 days a week without any problem (vehicle provided). It is imperative that employees can be trusted to work on their own. It is important to have good communications skills and a likable personality as there will be much interaction with customers, requiring patience and insight into people.
The work is physical and outside, so employees must be OK with heat, wet, cold, mud, dust, etc… There will be a background check for this position as it requires much interaction with customers on their property, and one must pass the background check to take the position. A clean driving record is also required. Once hired, if our insurance company cannot insure them, they will be terminated.

Providence Horticulture, Inc. provided the following inclusive hiring information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
Our company has been following the guidelines of our Local Health Agency, and the CDC. We wear masks when necessary, although work is mostly outside with plenty of social distancing space.