Company Description
$18 – 20 / hour
About Westgate Resorts
Westgate Resorts provides a diverse range of vacation experiences. From sandy beaches on the Atlantic Ocean to snow-covered Utah mountains, families can affordably experience the country’s most desirable vacation destinations. A world leader in the timeshare and hospitality industry, Westgate has resorts in Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. Westgate meets every vacation expectation, for every family, for every budget. As we continue growing, we will continue offering the best and most-affordable vacation options out there!
Job Description
We are an organization that is built on the idea of service to others and on the idea of making dreams come true. In order to achieve these goals, we expect all employees to fulfill the Service Philosophy and the Service Standards in all interactions with guests and fellow employees.
Summary
Provide pest control on turf and ornamentals in all areas maintained by Westgate. Will also assist in other areas of grounds maintenance when spraying is not been done. Mix or apply pesticides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain good healthy turf and ornamentals by spraying unwanted pests.
- Spray turf and ornamentals with herbicides, insecticides and fungicides using several different methods
- including but not limited to; boom spraying, flood jet, wand and drench spraying.
- Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formula.
- Mix pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
- Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes,
- elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions.
- Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes in order to direct spray over designated areas.
- Other assignments may be assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each.
- essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill,
- and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.
- to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
One-to-two-year related experience and/or training. Commercial pesticide license required.
Language Skills
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical.
- procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and
- procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of
- managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Mathematical Skills
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions,
- percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only.
- limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral,
- diagram, or schedule form.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations
- Commercial pesticide license
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here are representative 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.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands
- to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and
- talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities
- required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk o f electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Will be working around all types of ground maintenance equipment including blowers and mowers.
Additional Information
Why Westgate?
- Comprehensive health benefits – medical, dental and vision
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – vacation, sick, and personal
- Paid Holidays
- 401K with generous company match
- Get access to your pay as you need it with our Daily Pay benefit
- Family benefits including pregnancy, and parental leave and adoption assistance
- Wellness Programs
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Assistance
- Military Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life, Disability, Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Exclusive discounts for Team Member (i.e., hotels, cruise, resorts, restaurants, entertainment, etc.)
- Advancement & development opportunities
- Community Involvement Programs
Westgate Resorts is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected status under federal, state or local law. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email WGAccommodations@wgresorts.com with the job title and the location of the position for which you are applying.