Skoog Landscape & Design :: Employment :: Nursery & Load Manager

Duties

- Supervision of 1-3 people
- Entering of time, material, equipment used into computer or paper work
- Possible client sales
- Responsible for quality, quantity, and safety of work performed
- Operation of skid loaders and forklifts
- Application of fertilizers, pesticides, and growth regulators
- Maintenance of irrigation system
- Maintenance and light repair of company equipment
- Flexibility to work in other divisions of the company as needed

Examples of duties performed

- Potting, transplanting, and ball & burlapping plant material
- Granular or spraying applications of pesticides
- Pruning of plant material
- Loading and unloading of installation crew trucks
- Equipment maintenance and light repair

Examples of machinery used

- John Deere 6675 skidloaders
- Gravely tractors
- Forklifts
- 1 and 6 ton trucks with manual transmission
- Numerous small equipment, IE rototillers, sod cutters, etc.
- Miscellaneous loader tractors
- Miscellanous spraying equipment

Qualifications

Strong work ethic, integrity, intelligence, flexibility, pride in work, enthusiasm, responsible, self-starter, safety, Illinois Pesticide Operator License

Training

On the job training is the major program utilized. Major events sponsored by ALCA, ILCA, AAN, NLA, and other industry specific events will be decided on a per instance basis.