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Licenced Turf Treatment & Fertilization Lead

Place: Springdale, Arkansas, United States
Pay: $60k
Posted: 3 days ago

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The role

Licenced Turf Treatment & Fertilization Lead

Location: Northwest Arkansas

Company: The Grey Barn

Employment Type: Full-Time

Base Salary: $60,000/year

Performance Bonus: $12,000+/year

Target Earnings: $72,000+/year

About the Role

Grey Barn is looking for an experienced Turf Treatment & Fertilization Lead to become our internal expert for fertilization, weed control, turf treatments and related applications across our commercial landscape portfolio.

This is a hands-on field position, not a desk or supervisory-only position. The role personally performs applications, develops treatment programs, diagnoses turf problems, helps the sales team accurately scope and estimate treatment programs, and trains field teams to identify turf, weed and treatment issues.

Compensation Details

Performance incentives will be tied to measurable outcomes including:

Turf-treatment revenue and gross profit

Material-cost management

Estimating accuracy

Application completion

Turf quality

Callbacks/rework

Regulatory and safety compliance

Crew development

Customer satisfaction

Overall individual and company performance

Exceptional performance can create opportunities to earn beyond the initial $12,000 annual bonus target.

What You Will Do

Perform and oversee fertilization, pre- and post-emergent, weed control, insect control, fungicide and other licensed turf applications, granular and liquid

Calibrate and operate application equipment and apply products according to label requirements and applicable regulations

Develop standardized annual treatment programs for commercial properties in Northwest Arkansas

Build repeatable programs that produce excellent results and can be estimated, sold, scheduled and executed profitably

Diagnose weed infestations, discoloration, nutrient deficiencies, disease, insect damage, irrigation stress, compaction and other turf issues

Determine why the turf doesn't look right, not simply apply another product

Serve as the technical resource for Sales and Account Management on treatment program scope and estimates

Determine treatable square footage, products, application rates, material quantities, labor hours and cost for each program

Develop standardized production rates, such as square feet treated per hour and material usage and cost per 1,000 square feet

Track estimated versus actual material usage and labor

Train Crew Leaders and field employees on weed and turf identification, turf stress, PPE and chemical safety, documentation and when to escalate

Where legally permitted and appropriately licensed/registered, train additional employees to perform application work under required supervision

Maintain required individual licenses/certifications, application documentation and treatment records, and help maintain company licenses and registrations

Follow product labels, mixing, storage, spill prevention and weather-condition procedures, and skip any application that cannot be made safely and legally

Proactively identify weed pressure, thin turf, disease, insect damage, irrigation problems and treatment opportunities during property visits

Document issues and opportunities so Account Management and Sales can bring recommendations to customers

Assist with landscape maintenance, mowing, installations, planting, mulching, pruning and other landscaping duties when application work does not require a full schedule

Requirements

Licensing required at hire: current Arkansas Commercial Applicator license covering applicable turf/tree pest-control work, including Tree & Turf Pest Control, Classification 4, and Weed Control, Classification 5, when applicable to the work being performed.

5+ years professional turf-treatment, lawn-care or commercial application experience

Extensive hands-on experience applying fertilizer and turf-treatment products

Strong weed identification and turf knowledge

Experience diagnosing common turf problems

Experience with pre- and post-emergent programs and granular and liquid applications

Ability to calibrate application equipment

Understanding of application rates and product labels

Ability to calculate treatment areas and material requirements

Ability to estimate labor and materials for treatment programs

Strong chemical-handling and PPE practices

Ability to train field employees

Valid driver's license

Ability to perform physically demanding outdoor work

Willingness to perform other landscape work as needed

Strongly Preferred

7+ years turf/application experience

Commercial landscaping experience

Application crew leadership

Turf-program estimating

Commercial property treatment programs

Large-area application equipment, ride-on spreader/sprayers and spray rigs

GPS/application tracking

Soil testing

Bermuda and cool-season turf experience

Experience training applicators

Bilingual English/Spanish

You Will Thrive Here If You

Want to spend most of your day in the field personally making applications

Figure out why turf doesn't look right before reaching for another product

Enjoy teaching while you work and making every crew better

Like turning field results into numbers: square footage, rates, labor hours and cost

Treat labels, PPE and documentation as non-negotiable on every application

Jump in on mowing, planting or cleanups when the application schedule is light

This Is Probably Not the Role for You If You

Want a desk or supervisory-only role

Answer every turf problem with another product application

Would push an application through when conditions aren't safe or legal

See general landscaping work as someone else's job

Prefer to keep your turf knowledge to yourself rather than train others

Don't want to be measured on estimating accuracy, material cost and results

Our Core Values

Have Fun: Bring energy. Be positive. Be someone people want on their crew.

Try New Things Fast: Try things. Learn quickly. Improve the system. Keep moving.

Best in the World: Whatever we choose to do, our goal is to become exceptional at it.

Put in the Work: Load the equipment. Calibrate it. Walk the property. Make the application correctly. Document it. Teach someone while you're doing it.

Hold Accountability: Own your commitments, numbers, safety, quality and results.