Job Description

Job Details: Level: Experienced,

Job Location: Phoenix, AZ 85022,

Position Type: Full Time,

Salary Range: $25.00 - $35.00 Hourly,

Travel Percentage: Up to 50% ,

Job Shift: Open Availability Day Shift,

Job Category: Horticulture, Job Summary

Moon Valley Nurseries is seeking a skilled and motivated Soil Injection Technician to provide professional tree and soil care services for residential and commercial properties. This position focuses on improving tree health through root-zone treatments, soil injections, fertilization, soil amendments, and tree well rejuvenation.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with tree and plant health care, understands basic soil and tree health principles, and takes pride in providing high-quality service and maintaining healthy landscapes. This position is not responsible for tree climbing, trimming, or removals.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform soil injections and root-zone treatments to improve tree health and vigor.
• Apply fertilizers, nutrients, soil amendments, and approved tree health products according to label requirements and company procedures.
• Apply Moon Juice and other approved Moon Valley tree and plant health products.
• Evaluate soil and tree wells for compaction, drainage, water penetration, and overall condition.
• Rejuvenate tree wells by removing debris, improving soil conditions, and applying fresh mulch as needed.
• Properly install and maintain mulch around trees while maintaining appropriate clearance from tree trunks.
• Inspect trees and surrounding soil for signs of nutrient deficiencies, stress, disease, pests, or other plant health concerns.
• Identify opportunities for additional tree and plant health treatments and communicate recommendations to customers.
• Follow proper application rates, mixing procedures, equipment operation, and safety protocols.
• Maintain and properly care for injection equipment, tools, vehicles, and other company property.
• Document completed treatments, products applied, and customer recommendations in company systems.
• Communicate professionally with customers and explain treatments and recommended care in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Provide exceptional customer service while working on residential and commercial properties.
• Recommend appropriate Moon Valley products and services based on observed tree and soil conditions.
• Work independently while efficiently completing scheduled service appointments.
• Follow all applicable safety procedures, pesticide regulations, and company policies.

Qualifications: Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Previous experience in tree care, plant health care, horticulture, landscaping, irrigation, or a related field preferred.
• Knowledge of basic tree health, soil conditions, fertilizers, nutrients, and plant health care practices.
• Experience with soil injection equipment or similar application equipment preferred.
• Ability to recognize common signs of tree stress, pest activity, disease, and nutritional deficiencies.
• Qualified Applicator License (QAL) preferred or ability to obtain within the required timeframe.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to accurately follow product labels and application instructions.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage a daily service schedule.
• Comfortable working outdoors in hot, cold, windy, and other changing weather conditions.
• Clean driving record and ability to be insured by MVN’s insurance carrier.
• Must pass required MVR, background check, and other pre-employment requirements.
• Ability to lift and move equipment, bags of fertilizer, mulch, and other materials weighing up to and over 50 lbs.
• No climbing, tree trimming, or aerial tree work required.

*As a condition of employment, the individual in this role must obtain and maintain a valid Qualified Applicator License (QAL) within 60 to 90 days of hire in compliance with applicable Department of Agriculture Pest Management Division requirements. Moon Valley Nurseries will cover the cost associated with obtaining the license. Failure to obtain or maintain the required license may result in corrective action, up to and including termination of employment, consistent with applicable law and company policy.

Education

BS in Agriculture or Horticulture or equivalent experience (preferred)

Physical requirements/Working conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to verbally exchange information with colleagues, managers, and vendors. The position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the day. The employee must frequently reach for, pull, lift, and/or move items weighing up to and over 50 lbs. The employee must be able to work outdoors for extended periods of time in possibly extreme conditions, including rain, heat, sun, and wind. The position is expected to be full-time and may be scheduled on weekdays and weekends.

OTHER

Subject to MVR and criminal background check (In accordance with applicable fair chance laws, rules, and regulations)

About Us

Moon Valley Nurseries is the largest grower of box trees and palms in North America and is an industry leader and high growth company that offers competitive salaries with exceptional employee benefits including medical insurance, 401(k), holidays, and PTO to all eligible employees. Moon Valley Nurseries is an equal opportunity employer and makes hiring and other employment decisions without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law. Further, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered in accordance with all applicable state and local fair chance laws. We are a Drug Free Workplace.

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