Greenhouse Technician

The Greenhouse Technician at HireTalent in Acampo, CA, is responsible for maintaining climate control systems, greenhouse structures, and equipment. Duties include troubleshooting, repairs, and monitoring growing conditions. The role requires driving vehicles and using power tools safely. Candidates should have at least one year of greenhouse or maintenance experience and be willing to work weekends and after hours. This position is a 12-month contractor role.
Job title: Greenhouse Technician
Location: Acampo, CA
Duration: 12 months on w2

Responsibilities:
• Responsible for maintaining and preforming preventative maintenance on climate control systems, greenhouse structures and other greenhouse equipment.
• Find technical solutions and improvements in the daily work throughout greenhouses and the facility.
• Execute greenhouse tasks in cooperation with internal customers in order to provide support in the creation new varieties.
• Drive pickup trucks, cars and forklifts in the proper and safe way.
• Use power tools and field equipment in a safe and proper way to take care of maintenance and repairs in the greenhouse.
• Ability to obtain a pesticide private applicator license and spray pesticide with a respirator.
• Assist with monitoring growing conditions such as fertigation, lighting, pests and other environmental factors.
• Responsible for the operational work in the greenhouses and hardening houses in order to grow successful and healthy plants.
• Use modern computer systems for irrigation, climate control and general operations.
• Carry out basic steps of standard operating procedures independently.
• Conduct troubleshooting, repairs, and installation of basic irrigation systems such as replacing PCV and metal pipes as well as fixing solenoids.
• Farm Technicians have also to take care of certain tasks outside normal working hours, like irrigating crops, pest control, control of the growth of crops or watch and check premises and test security system when needed.
• These tasks are compensated in a specific way and can be an essential responsibility of the job.
Experience and Job Requirements:
• At least one year maintaining a greenhouse preferred or 1 year working as a maintenance/construction technician troubleshooting equipment.
• Good communications skills
• Ability to lean new greenhouse management systems.
• Ability to come in on weekends and work after hours.
• Work according QHSE standards