Department: Garden Center
Title: Nursery Assistant
Overview:
Are you a plant lover? Do you long to spend your days outdoors in nature? Join our team! Responsibilities would include rigorous plant care, some customer service, loading and unloading plant material, and site maintenance
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plant care including identification pruning, watering, and fertilization
- Loading plant material and hard goods into customer vehicles
- Unloading plant material from delivery trucks
- Assist with visual merchandising plan, design and implementation
- Maintaining a clean facility including weeding, sweeping, and pressure washing if able
Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing or completion of a degree in horticulture or a related field preferred, not required
- Strong attention to detail
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-driven learner
McAdam Landscaping, established in 1979, is a full-service landscape and snow contractor located in the near-West suburbs of Chicago, providing design-build, landscape maintenance, and commercial snow management services. It is a multi-generational company that remains a family-owned and oriented business. What is the McAdam difference? Personal connections with our clients, and a strong, team-based culture; something that is held deep within our company values of loyalty, community, service, and professionalism. At McAdam, our experienced and knowledgeable staff knows that every client deserves nothing less than a premier customer service experience, where their expectations are continually exceeded. Our commitment to providing excellent customer service and high-quality products and services is exemplified through our long-time clients and brand recognition in the Chicago area over four decades.
Job Types: Full-time, Internship
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Health insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Greenhouse & Nursery Growers: 1 year (Preferred)
- Horticulture: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person