If you enjoy working with your hands and spending your working days outdoors
consider a career as an Irrigation Technician! This position performs
skilled work in the maintenance and repair of complex irrigation systems.
Duties and responsibilities:?
•Diagnose and troubleshoot irrigation related problems
•Maintain and repair residential and commercial irrigation systems
•Maintain job records, complete work orders, and customer billing
•Start up and winterize irrigation systems
•Operate and maintain company vehicles and service vans
Requirements:?
•Must possess and maintain a valid Colorado driver's license with a clean
driving record
•Install/ repair pipe including PVC, copper, and poly
•Basic head repair and adjust
•Valve operation and repair
•Basic controller programing and operation
•Electrical troubleshooting including multimeter, toner, locator, and
clump meter
•Sensor operation and installation
•Back flow including codes, operation, and repair
•Basic hydraulic principles (flow and pressure)
•Maintains positive client relations and answers on-site client questions
•Demonstrates dependability and efficient work practices
•Must have a professional appearance
•Keeps current with emerging industry trends through continued education
(CE) requirements?
•Ability to speak, read, and write English.? Bilingual in
Spanish, highly desirable
•Willingness to help and support other departments when necessary
•Must be willing to do snow removal and Christmas d cor during the winter
season
Physical Demands & Work Environment
•Working outside in all temperatures and weather conditions
•Requires bending, stooping, reaching, walking and lifting especially
when maintaining in-ground irrigation systems
•Comfort with and have physical and manual dexterity to operate heavy
equipment and use of digging tools (backhoes, dump trucks, front end
loaders, small and large trenchers, shovels, augers)
•Exposure to dust, grease, noise and chemical vapors - PPE is provided
•Ability to move and/or lift 50 lbs. and ask for help for heavier items