Licensed Herbicide Spray Technician — Invasive Plant Specialist

Cape Fox Corp; Florida; On-site; USD 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Fox Mountain Point is seeking a Florida licensed Herbicide Spray Technician. The technician must hold a Florida license in aquatic pest control, forestry pest control, natural areas weed management, ornamental and turf pest control, or right‑of‑way pest control.

The role involves selecting and mixing herbicides and reporting treatment activities on logs. Responsibilities include procuring materials, identifying invasive vegetation, applying herbicides, maintaining logs, and conducting

Qualifications

• Florida license in aquatic pest control, forestry pest control, natural areas weed management, ornamental and turf pest control, and/or right-of-way pest control.

Responsibilities

• Select appropriate herbicide and communicate needs to procurement.
• Safely mix herbicide.
• Visually identify invasive vegetation.
• Treat invasive vegetation with herbicides.
• Complete daily herbicide logs.
• Perform weekly material inventories.

Skills

Licensing (Florida)

Procurement

Herbicide mixing

Species identification

Job description

Cape Fox Mountain Point is seeking a Florida licensed Herbicide Spray Technician. The Herbicide Spray Technician must be licensed in one of the following: aquatic pest control, forestry pest control, natural areas weed management, ornamental and turf pest control, and/or right-of-way pest control.

Technicians must be experienced with the procurement, mixing, and herbicide selection for targetedspecies. The primary invasive plant species involved in this work include Brazilian pepper, Cogon grass, Australian pine, Chaste tree/Vitex, Old World Climbing fern, Lead tree, Mimosa, Rosary pea, Wedelia, and Castor bean.

The total hourly pay for this non-exempt position is $25.09 per hour for up to 40 hours per week. This is comprised of a base hourly rate of $20.00 plus $5.09 per hour Health & Welfare (H&W) for up to 40 hours per week as required by the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) regulations. This amount represents the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting

Responsibilities include:

Select appropriate herbicide and communicate herbicide needs to procurement

Safely mix herbicide

Visually identify invasive vegetation

Treat invasive vegetation with herbicides

Complete daily herbicide logs

Perform weekly material inventories