Building Services Specialist- Onsite in Caledonia, MI

Farmers Group Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Opportunity

401(k)

Medical

Vision

Health Savings and Flexible Spending

Job summary

Farmers Group Inc. is seeking a Building Services Specialist for an onsite role in Caledonia, MI.

The position focuses on sustainable landscaping, snow removal, and outdoor maintenance across multiple locations, with typical 8:00 AM–5:00 PM hours and potential winter shift adjustments. Essential duties include grounds care, irrigation system oversight, chemical applications with safety compliance, and record-keeping.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Licensed by state Department of Agriculture as a certified applicator or handler of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, or willingness to obtain within first year.
• 1-3 years experience in the landscaping or irrigation industry preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform grounds and landscape maintenance such as mowing, pruning, and mulching.
• Operate light to medium equipment including tractors, skid steers, and mowers.
• Maintain irrigation systems and apply chemicals following safety guidelines.
• Keep daily logs of watering and chemical applications.
• Assist with snow removal during winter and adjust shifts as needed.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Customer service

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Certified pesticide applicator or handler license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Tractors

Skid steers

Irrigation systems

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Building Services Specialist- Onsite in Caledonia, MI

36435

We are Farmers – where ambition meets opportunity.

At Farmers, we’re not just known for unforgettable jingle – we’re a team with a passion for purpose and making a real difference in people’s lives. We deliver peace of mind when it matters most. Our results-driven, high-performance culture thrives on creativity, accountability and bold solutions. Here, growth isn’t just a goal – it’s a way of life for both the organization and every individual on our team. We tackle challenges head-on, learn from every experience and measure our impact on the customers who trust us.

Join an award-winning, equal opportunity employer, where you’ll find more than a job – you’ll find a supportive community. Enjoy competitive benefits, take part in meaningful volunteer projects, and help shape the future alongside talented colleagues across all backgrounds. At Farmers, helping others is at the heart of what we do.

Farmers believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we have the ability to work flexibly in a virtual setting as well as the opportunity to be together in person. Our hybrid work environment combines the best of both worlds with at least three (3) days in office and up to two (2) days virtual for employees who live within fifty (50) miles of a Farmers corporate office. Applicants beyond fifty (50) miles may still be considered.

Job Summary

This role supports and maintains a sustainable, landscaping, snow removal and outdoor maintenance program. Performs day-to-day landscaping and maintenance activities at one or all of three or more separate locations or a campus environment.

• This role is an essential onsite role in Caledonia, MI.
• Shift hours generally will be 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Monday - Friday.
• Pls note: shift hours will have to adjust during the Winter season, depending on when snow accumulations takes place.
  • This could include working weekends and the opportunity for overtime.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs tasks common to the care of grounds and landscapes by seeding, watering, mulching, fertilizing, and applying chemicals to outside plantings, lawns and turf, transplanting; inspecting plant materials for insects, disease, physical and mechanical damage to irrigation systems and identifying replacements; transplanting, pruning, trimming, and cultivating trees, shrubs, ground cover, and flowers; pest management; storing and caring for bulbs and cuttings in the winter season.
• Performs regular and directed grounds and landscape maintenance by mowing lawns with riding or push mowers; trimming and edging around trees, shrubs, ground cover, flowers, sidewalks and buildings; weeding, thinning, and cleaning flower beds and other grounds by hand or utilizing proper tools and equipment; and setting up, adjusting, repairing, and cleaning irrigation systems.
• Operates light and medium equipment in the winter months to clear snow from parking lots, sidewalks, and other traversed areas. As part of the snow removal program, candidate must be available to work differing shifts depending on when snow accumulations take place.
• Applies chemicals used in grounds keeping (horticulture, turf management, and floriculture) properly and safely by wearing prescribed protective clothing, masks, and/or rubber gloves and boots, following either written or verbal directions for mixing chemical compounds according to specifications, applying the chemicals properly on grounds and landscapes designated for their use, and disposing of residual chemical products as directed or storing and labeling them for future use.
• Documents a record of grounds and landscape watering and chemical spraying by keeping daily logs of areas watered and duration of watering and the application of chemicals, including areas sprayed, amount and type of chemicals used, substances sprayed and reason, and the wind speed and direction at time of spraying.
• Safely operates light and medium duty vehicles such as pick-up trucks, tractors, loaders, skid steers, street sweepers or riding mowers.
• Operates portable power tools and equipment such as saws, grass trimmers, snow/leaf blowers, sprayers, paint machines and other grounds keeping equipment.
• Obeys applicable traffic laws, follows operator instructions, and wears appropriate safety items such as goggles, gloves, or other appropriate protective clothing.
• Ensures grounds maintenance equipment and building maintenance equipment are operational by performing routine and preventative maintenance and cleaning of tools, equipment and machines within reasonable capabilities.
• Maintains record of mechanical equipment operations, building/landscape maintenance, and vendor service visits.
• Initiates or advises needs for purchases requisitions, verifies receipt of services or product or service.
• Responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of the campus grounds and out buildings.
• Responsible for recommending modifications of the grounds systems including electrical, lighting, plumbing, painting and remodeling and irrigation systems, pumps, ponds, drainage and grading of terrain.
• As needed, consults and reports any security related matters to leadership as well as Corporate Security.

Education & Career Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Licensed by state Department of Agriculture as a certified applicator or handler of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides where required or a willingness to obtain such certifications within the first year.
• 1-3 years experience in the landscaping or irrigation industry preferred.
• Medium/heavy equipment operation will be preferred. This will involve operating a large tractor for snow removal in the wintertime, skid steers, mowers, etc, throughout the rest of the year.

Additional Qualifications

• Strong verbal communication and listening skills including written communication skills.
• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
• Friendly and service-oriented; maintains professionalism at all times.
• Possesses strong technical aptitude; proficient in Microsoft applications.
• Strong mechanical skills; knowledgeable and skilled in the safe use and maintenance of hand tools, power tools, user-moved aids, mechanical equipment and measuring devices.

Physical Actions

Requires ability to perform physical actions, primarily outdoors, such as frequent walking and standing on feet for long periods of time, maneuvering different terrain, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, climbing, and using a ladder. Ability to lift up to 50lbs.

Physical Environment

Exposure to noise and extreme temperatures, exposure to hazards such as chemicals and paint.

• Farmers offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location.
  o CA Only: $24.70 - $41.88
  o CO & ME:$23.22 - $36.23
  o HI/IL/MN/VT Only:$23.22 - $38.76
  o MA Only:$23.22 - $38.76
• o MD & VA:$23.22 - $38.76
  o DC/NJ/NY/OH Only: $23.22 - $41.88
  o Albany County, NY/Cleveland, OH: $24.70 - $36.23
  o WA Only: $23.22 - $44.05
• Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
• 401(k)
• Medical
• Vision
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

Job Location(s): US - MI - Caledonia, US - MI - Grand Rapids

Anticipated application deadline: At Farmers, the recruitment process is designed to ensure that we find the best talent to join our team. As part of this process, we typically close open positions within 8 to 21 days after posting. If you are interested in any of our open positions, we encourage you to submit your application promptly.

Farmers will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance or other applicable law. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1033, Farmers is prohibited from employing any individual who has been convicted of any criminal felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust without prior written consent from the state Department of Insurance.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Farmers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in any employer/employee relations based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military and veteran's status, or any other basis protected by applicable discrimination laws.