Job Description

Plant Health Care Manager | Allied Resources Technical Consultants

About the Position:

Allied Resources is looking for an Plant Health Care Manager for a Full-time opportunity with a local family owned business. This position provides an excellent compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and PTO.

Job Responsibilities:

• Hire, train, and manage PHC department staff.
• Schedule jobs with customers and maintain own route for applying products and servicing sites.
• Conduct daily PHC meetings to review issues, diseases, and insects; distribute and adjust routes based on weather and crew areas to maintain client rapport.
• Monitor crews in the field daily, verifying tank levels, chemical usage, safety compliance, and proper documentation.
• Ensure tanks are filled, chemicals identified, and crews prepared each morning; maintain yard cleanliness and equipment readiness at day’s end.
• Track weather and wind conditions, adjusting schedules, calling off crews, and rescheduling services when needed.
• Check in with PHC technicians at the end of the day to review field issues, confirm paperwork, and ensure records align with computer entries.
• Follow up on treatments to confirm effectiveness and promptly address client or neighbor concerns.
• Track crew productivity, including Saturday work when required, and communicate time constraints for completing jobs.
• Verify water systems are properly managed (tanks filled, water shut off/on as needed, proper channels notified).

Qualifications:

• Certified Pesticide Applicator’s License and valid driver’s license with ability to drive and tow a trailer; MO Commercial Pesticide Applicator’s License required.
• ISA Certified Arborist License (or ability to obtain within first year).
• 3–5 years of Plant Health Care experience (arboriculture, entomology, nursery, landscape design, forestry) with supervisory or team leadership background.
• 3–5 years of management experience with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Expertise in insect and disease management, tree and shrub identification, and plant diagnostics.
• Knowledge of integrated pest management (IPM), chemical mixing procedures, and application methods using tankers, pumps, spreaders, and injection systems.
• Ability to operate and maintain trucks, pumps, spray equipment, and related tools.
• Strong communication skills (oral, written, interpersonal) and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Physically able to work in varied weather conditions; regularly lift/move 75+ lbs, climb, stoop, kneel, crawl, and complete required paperwork.

EEO Policy:

Allied Resources complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action laws and regulations. Allied Resources does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status or other status protected by law.

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