Native Resources International
GPS /Survey –Seasonal F/T Position.
Identification of native plants, collection and input of field data and GPS locations of native trees and cacti. Must be able to work 40 hours per week in remote locations throughout AZ. Trimble Navigation Systems experience a plus. Driver’s license required with good driving record; bilingual a plus. $11.00 + DOE.
Fax resume to 623-869-6769 or e-mail kurt@nativeresources.com
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DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN
Job Description
JOB TITLE: Director of Horticulture
DEPARTMENT: Horticulture
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
STATUS: Full-time; Exempt
PURPOSE OF POSITION: Serves as the horticulture spokesperson for the Garden. Leads the visioning and strategic planning process for the Horticulture Department, and collaborates with other senior mangers to integrate all departments’ strategic plans into one cohesive plan for the institution. Accepts primary responsibility for knowing benchmarks of excellence in the garden/horticulture profession and keeps the Garden’s horticulture programs at the forefront of all such benchmarks. Participates fully in all inter-departmental Garden initiatives related to: daily operations; temporary and permanent exhibits; K-12 and adult education programs; plant conservation; fund-raising; collections management; research; marketing and retail sales.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Based on best practices in the horticulture profession, especially as related to desert plants and arid land habitats, and as practiced at other major public gardens, writes standards for the display and care of the Garden’s plant exhibits and collections.
- Cooperates fully with the Director of Research to ensure that the necessary recording and curation of the living collection is achieved by all members of the horticulture department.
- Represents the Garden to the media, and actively develops and nurtures relationships with print, TV and on-line media providers of horticultural & gardening information.
- Writes articles for applied horticulture journals and other gardening magazines
- Develops and administers the annual operating budget for the horticulture department, and creates budgets for capital improvements as needed.
- Designs and implements major seasonal plant displays that build attendance.
- Collaborates on the design of new Garden exhibits, and generates schematic drawings for all major exhibit concepts.
- Assigns members of the horticulture department to teach public horticulture classes.
- Attends CACSS meetings on a regular basis, and attends or assigns horticulture staff to attend Native Plant Society meetings on a regular basis.
- Directly supervises and mentors the horticulture department staff members responsible for development and care of the Garden’s cactus, agave and aloe/other succulent collections.
- Expands the department’s retail program beyond the current spring/fall plant sales.
- Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Masters level degree (or equivalent experience) in Horticulture or related field
- Minimum of five years experience managing the horticultural operations of a public garden, or equivalent enterprise
- Proven skills in generating two and three dimensional schematic drawings of proposed exhibits
- Demonstrated comfort and experience in interacting with the media
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Visit the Desert Botanical Garden website for more information on how to apply.
Merchandiser – V & P Nurseries
V&P Nurseries has an immediate opening for a Merchandiser in the West Valley to service our retail customers. Applicant must have a reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license and car insurance. Experience and plant knowledge are helpful but not required.
Contact Cindy Riding at 480-917-9847 and e-mail resume to cindy@vp-nurseries.com
Assistant Manager Position—-Not the Typical Management Position
The Green Goddess INC.
Location: 4139 E Bell RD. Phoenix
We are looking for someone who is hard working and enjoys the outdoors and doesn’t mind getting a little dirty. You must have wonderful Customer Service skills and work well with other employees. The job will entail supervising Sales Employees as well as the Labor Crew, dealing with any customer issues that may happen during the regular business day and running the business when the General Manager is not in. Being Bi-lingual is a plus.
Some of the daily tasks may include but are not limited to…
- Stocking the shelves
- Stocking the backroom
- Making lists of items that need to be ordered
- Keeping the field stocked and clean
- Handling customer issues
- Keeping the sales staff busy
- Dealing with the delivery crew for payments and issues
- Watering
- Ordering
- Customer issues
This position is not a desk job and you MUST enjoy being outside. We are asking for someone who has at least 1 or more year’s management experience.
Please call Elyce at 602-696-1791 or gg.accounting@mindspring.com if you are interested in the position or for more information.
LSM Foreman
Overview: This ever expanding position includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities: Management and development of the assigned crews and routes. A high level of client contact and creation of proposal and sales for further development and protection of accounts with assigned routes is expected. Crews, equipment, and tools are to be checked in and out on a daily basis.
Hours- Monday to Friday hours adjusted by season. Some late evenings or occasional weekend work may be required.
Responsibilities:
- Provide oversight of assigned crews and routes to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency of jobs.
- Recruit, hire, train, discipline work force as is necessary to achieve objectives.
- Create proposals for clients to address seasonal and sight concerns related to property needs and client desires.
- Provide adequate documentation and paperwork for all estimates, billing, and other critical administrative needs.
- Cooperate with other supervisors, departments and divisions to best optimize Desierto Verde success, and client satisfaction.
- Procure materials for sold or assigned jobs consistent with corporate procurement policies.
- Attend company meetings as requested or appropriate.
- Ensure that D.V. policies and guidelines are followed.
- Act as leader for the assigned crews and routes.
Duties:
- Check crews in/out daily as appropriate.
- Maintain a visible scheduling process that is part of the overall process.
- Utilize a formal work order system for work orders or extras to eliminate missed bills and create inheritability.
- Provide estimates and proposal to clients in a fast responsive manner.
- See that time cards, billings, and payables coding are done as required by corporate policies.
- Ensure that extra proposal and sales are generated within the assigned routes to address necessary site requirements that will deliver the budgeted revenues at an adequate gross profit
- See that the assigned crews and fleet have a professional polished appearance.
- Order materials for upcoming work as dictated by the schedule.
- Establish an inspection routine to assure you can check all accounts on a routine regular basis for quality, efficiency, and contract compliance.
- Establish a client contact routine that creates client comfort and ensures that they know who is managing their property for regular or emergency situations.
- Respond to all client calls the day of the call, if after regular business hours within 24 hours. Emergency calls are to be handled immediately.
- Cooperate with other supervisors daily to address concerns of all DV clients.
- Ensure that all generated proposals have been followed up.
Skills Required:
- Strong leadership and an understanding of routine landscape management practices.
- A fundamental understanding of the appropriate and safe operation of standard landscape maintenance tools and equipment.
- The ability to understand, create, modify, and monitor service schedules.
- The ability and desire to communicate frequently, comfortably, and with integrity to clients and assigned personnel.
- The ability read, write, generate, and understand letters, proposals and landscape plans.
- The ability to train and develop staff.
- The ability to operate a motor vehicle.
- The ability to perform simple mathematical functions such as square feet, and volume.
Desierto Verde HR Manager, Jaine Lunsford
www.desverde.com
Phone: (480) 820-2970 ext 206
Fax: (602)357-4983
Physical Address:
910 N. Alma School Rd ~ Scottsdale, Az 85256
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 10309 ~ Scottsdale, Az 85271
LSC Foreman
Desierto Verde is seeking a experienced Landscape Construction Foremen to join our team.
Primary Responsibilities:
•Supervise daily operations of crews.
•Responsible for leading and coordinating resources to complete jobs and is expected to participate in providing services when needed.
•Communicate and solve problems dealing with employees and clients.
•Must have outstanding communication skills and strong client interaction capability.
•General hours of work and Saturday work will vary depending on customer needs, weather, workloads and efficiencies and will be based on management’s discretion.
Required experience:
•Requires a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the “green” or horticulture industry, including landscape supervisory experience.
•Landscape Installation: ability to read & implement simple blue prints & landscape schematics, grading & drainage, (using a wide range of materials).
•Equipment operation: Ability to use basic loaders, skid steers, trailers and other landscape equipment with efficiency, other equipment includes backhoes, power augers, grading rakes, tillers, etc.
•Good knowledge of plant and soil types; horticulture and professional landscaping practices .
•Has mechanical aptitude (i.e. gas/oil mixture and simple repairs).
•Must have current Maine Driver’s License with good driving record.
•Highly motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire confidence and professionalism to our customers.
Desierto Verde HR Manager, Jaine Lunsford
www.desverde.com
Phone: (480) 820-2970 ext 206
Fax: (602)357-4983
Physical Address:
910 N. Alma School Rd ~ Scottsdale, Az 85256
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 10309 ~ Scottsdale, Az 85271
Full-Time Sales Associate
Wholesale Plant Nursery located in North Phoenix is seeking a Full-time Sales Associate. Requirements for this position to include; previous Wholesale Sales Experience, demonstrate knowledgeable proficient computer skills, be able to communicate and manage multiple incoming telephone calls, Bi-lingual a plus. Have excellent Customer Service skills and engage customers in description and selection of plants. Being knowledgeable of plants, plant names and identification of plants is helpful.
This is a casual team working environment, Monday thru Friday, seasonal hours, base pay with commissions and benefits.
If you meet the above requirements and feel you are qualified for the position please forward your resume to the following;
Fax: 623-581-9984 or Email: wcinphx@aol.com
Superintendent-Phoenix Location
As a DLC Superintendent, you’ll be managing a crew of landscape professionals working on large master-planned communities. That’s right, this ain’t your daddy’s landscape business. You won’t be raking leaves at the local convenience store, or picking up dog poop around the corner shopping center. We’re searching for someone who likes the idea of leading a talented and driven crew of professional landscapers, and wants to learn how to do it.
Communications, quality control, water management, improvements, safety; these won’t be buzzwords to you; they’ll be your creed. Whether you’re experienced in landscape management or not, we’re looking for someone to provide significant customer service to our clients, and leadership to our crews, for up to three properties. Please be ready to get down and dirty when necessary!
- Must have clean MVR for the last 3 years
- Must have 3-5 years experience in landscape maintenance supervision
- Must have 1-3 years of customer service
Additional functions and responsibilities will be discussed at the time of interview. To apply visit our website www.dlcresources.com. Please download, print and complete application. For further information call Anabel Lee (602)-268-4159.
Visit our website and check out our fun work atmosphere! We are a drug free workplace and an EEO employer that participates with E-Verify.
Outside Sales Representative
Location: Field/Commission based
Sunrise Tree Farm is looking for energetic, self-starters with experience in wholesale nursery sales to develop accounts in the Southwest. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with good attention to detail and follow-up. Although a Horticultural degree is not required, plant knowledge is a definite plus.
Essential functions of this position will include:
- Generate sales by obtaining leads from industry and community resources including calling on prospective clients
- Provide up to date information on product varieties, availability and prices, as well as staying abreast of developments in the industry
- Gather and analyze customer needs and interests; build strong business relationships and provide solutions to challenges
- Provide customers with clear and easy to understand information pertaining to all of our plant material.
- Provide appropriate level of communication with internal staff
- Participate in professional and industry events and trade shows
- Support credit department in the collection of credit applications, processing credits (returns) and keeping accounts current.
Requirements:
- Business to business sales experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience managing multiple projects and ability to multi-task
- Industry of local knowledge and contacts preferred
Please submit your resume to scarranza@sunrisetreefarm.com
Landscape Management Supervisor
A prominent landscape company in the Scottsdale area is in search of a Landscape Management Supervisor. This ever expanding position includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities: Management and development of the assigned crews and routes. A high level of client contact and creation of proposal and sales for further development and protection of accounts with assigned routes is expected. Crews, equipment, and tools are to be checked in and out on a daily basis. Attend Company meetings, ensure all policies are followed, Cooperate with supervisors, provide documentation and paperwork for all estimates, billing, and other administrative needs.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in Landscape Management, strong leadership and understanding of routine landscape management practices and, bilingual is a plus but not required.
Hours- Monday to Friday hours adjusted by season. Some late evenings or occasional weekend work may be required.
Please contact for a more detailed description of this position.
Contact info: lsmsuper@yahoo.com
Landscape Maintenance Foreman
POSITION SUMMARY
Maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, blowing, digging, raking, and sprinkler repair.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Operate powered equipment such as mowers, line trimmers, blowers, and hedge trimmers
- Mow and edge lawns, using power mowers and edgers
- Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing and removing thatch and triming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls
- Use of hand tools such as shovels, rakes, hand clippers, pruning saws, saws, and hedge trimmers.
- Prune and trim trees (up to 12 feet above ground level), shrubs, and hedges, using hand clippers or pruners.
- Gather and remove debris
- Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreadersusing Installation of foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, and shrubs, and apply muclh for protection , using gardening tools.
- Maintenance of irrigation systems
- Use irrigation controller to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste
- Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes per DV guidelines.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Competency Statement(s)
Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions
Accurate – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
Decision Making – Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
Friendly – Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
Honesty / Integrity – Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
Interpersonal – Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
Judgment – The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
Loyal – The trait of feeling a duty to the employer.
Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Relationship Building – Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy
Responsible – Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
Time Management – Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
Experience
3 years as a Landscape Maintenance Foreman.
5 years general landscaping.
Skills/ Requirements
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Must be able to program various types of irrigation controllers.
Must be able to repair vacuum breakers.
Must be able to troubleshoot and repair irrigation systems.
Must be able to troubleshoot and repair low voltage lighting systems.
Other Requirements
Must be able to communicate in English and Basic Spanish.
Must have an Arizona Drivers License and clean MVR
Important Notes
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Must be able to work in extreme climate (heat & cold), outside environment.
Work Schedule: M-F, may require occasional weekend work. Hours Vary on the season
Responsible to lead and direct crew member/s.
Contact Jaine Perez at Desierto Verde, 480-820-2970 x. 206 or jperez@desverde.com
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