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Jim Melka Garden Center
Garden Center Yard Associate
Career Insights for Landscaping / Groundskeeping Worker
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What they do
A Landscaping or Groundskeeping Worker provides landscaping for residences, parks, public gardens, college campuses or building or office park grounds. Provides care for plants and trees including mowing, trimming and planting, and repairs driveways, walks, benches or other structures.
$36,879 / year median in Illinois
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Do you enjoy working outside? Would you like to work in a family owned, community enhancement driven company that has been growing strongly in the industry since 1988? If so, then Melka Garden is the right job for you. Currently, Garden Center Yard Laborer (full or part-time) positions are available in our Garden Center Department.
The position entails:
Receiving, displaying, maintaining, and selling a wide variety of plant material and other products. Also includes loading products for customers and working with other colleagues to ensure the cleanliness and integrity of the property.- Must be friendly, patient, have a strong work ethic and communication skills
- Must be able to multi-task, have good short term memory skills to balance multiple projects simultaneously.
- Have a desire to improve your work performance and move up in a family owned company.
- Eager to work with the general public and contractors in a retail and wholesale sales environment
- Must be able to handle flexible hours.
- Must be able to lift plants and bagged products of varying weights and sizes.