Landscape and Farm Maintenance Technician (Lodi, CA) Full Time
Shady Oaks is looking for a Landscape and Farm Maintenance Technician for our Shady Oaks location in Lodi, CA.
Shady Oaks is a mixed use residential, farming, and equestrian 10-acre project, centrally located in California’s Central Valley, 4 miles east of Lodi. Designated as primary residential oak tree meadow basins, barn facility and irrigated pastures. Shady Oaks is a family operated business with unique opportunities for development and growth. We are a hard-working team seeking a motivated individual to join our operation. Drug screening and background check are non-negotiable.
Job Description:
This job might interest you if you: enjoy working outside, know how to ask for help, think a shiny tractor is beautiful, love to watch the heat come off the compost because you know it's cooking, you take pride in your work, you like to keep tools clean and in good working condition, don’t mind hand calluses, like and respect horses, don't mind tromping through the mud to watch a cow calve just to see the miracle of life come into the world, you think dirt is interesting, think chickens are funny little dinosaurs, love beautiful flowers and you are willing to help us on our path of cultivating the best farming, landscaping and livestock management practices
About the Job Opportunity: Please read the whole job description, Please answer the questions and provide a brief cover letter with your applicable skills and why you are applying. If you have limited experience but are a hard working individual we are willing to train the right person who wants to learn, help us understand why we should interview you. Be honest and transparent.
Key Duties
Experience Education/License Requirements:
Skills and Abilities:
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions. Duties require frequent sitting, repetitive use of hands and wrists while using grounds keeping equipment and machinery. Frequent walking, standing and simple grasping. May climb stairs, bend, stoop, kneel or reach above shoulders. May be requested to lift up to 50 lbs.
Work Environment:
Work is performed outside, and you are exposed to varied weather including warm, cold and wind. Work is performed during standard business hours, may be required during non-business hours and weekends to meet business needs.
EEO Policy Statement:
Shady Oaks is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Shady Oaks is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.