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Grounds Lead/ Greenhouse Tech

Ball Horticultural Company
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/2/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/25/2025

Description

Professional to lead maintenance crew, maintaining turf, perennials beds, annual beds, and native plants throughout a 60 acre campus of an industry leading ornamental plant, seed provider.

Job Responsibilities

  • Lead Grounds maintenance team to maintain the Ball Horticultural campus
  • Take responsibility for and maintain overall appearance and cleanliness of Grounds to provide a world class facility for our employees and customers
  • Train, supervise, and coach team members to ensure employees produce high quality work.
  • Operate equipment and train team members on equipment, i.e. dump trucks, mowers, tractors, skid steers, plows, mini-ex
  • Lead safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment for employees and visitors at Ball.
  • Maintaining turf, landscape, flower Beds, native plants, weeding and irrigation.
  • Aid in snow removal
  • Greenhouse responsibilities - filling pots, transplanting, sticking cuttings, trimming, harvesting cuttings and other miscellaneous tasks.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years experience with Grounds Maintenance, 1-2 years Supervisory experience preferred
  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Pesticide license is a plus
  • Must have the ability to operate maintenance equipment (i.e. dump trucks, mowers, tractors, skid steers, plows, mini-ex)
  • Work well with others and have a team-oriented approach
  • Ability to lead a team
  • Ability to effectively communicate verbally and through written communication in a professional manner
  • Ability to multi-task, set priorities, organize, and can work independently
  • Be comfortable with working in adverse weather and environmental conditions such as extreme heat, cold, rain, and snow. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and consistently walk, bend, climb, stand throughout the work day.
  • Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
  • Physical Requirements :

  • Ability to lift / carry up to 50 pounds up to 25% of the day
  • Ability to push / pull up to 50 pounds up to 25% of the day
  • Ability to sit / stand 100% of the day
  • Ability to kneel / bend 25% of the day
  • Ability to reach 15% of the day
  • Ability to climb / balance 5% of the day
  • Ability to use hands / fingers 50% of the day
  • Ability to work in hot and humid environmental conditions outside / in greenhouses 85% of the day
  • Salary Range : $15-18 per hour

    Our promise to you :

    We create excitement in the world of flowers and are the first choice for service. We deliver all the best and nothing else! To you, we deliver a work environment and a culture where building long-lasting relationships internally and externally is important. We believe that good communication, sharing ideas and collaborating on projects will set us up for success. We keep both our feet on the ground and are approachable.

    In addition to this we provide a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes :

  • Medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance
  • 401k / Profit Sharing Retirement Plan
  • Paid time off benefits including vacation and holidays
  • Tuition assistance
  • An onsite subsidized café overlooking 30 acres of renowned display gardens and
  • Restored natural areas
  • Employee Assistance Program and Positive Health programs have a team-oriented approach
  • Salary Description $15-18 per hour

    Salary : $15 - $18

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