POSITION: Team Member of growing and expanding central Ohio Landscaping Company. Position is part time, leading to full time in March of 2008. EXCELLENT career prospects within this forward thinking firm for quality educated and experienced people. We have a very low turn over rate with very satisfied team members. We are conscious about quality work, attention to detail and expect team members to do the same. Position will include a variety of work including mowing, clean ups, Christmas lights, snow plowing, fertilization and new design and installation. Applicants must be able to work in a team atmosphere and share responsibility for every phase of projects.

EDUCATION REQUIRED: We require that you have experience in the industry of four years or more or hold a degree in landscaping from an accredited educational institution of higher learning. Those who hold certifications including OCNT, Commercial Applicator, industry certification training programs or BS or Associate degrees will receive greater consideration. We hold a high standard for all employees. We may drug test and will conduct background checks. We will not hire individuals with a criminal background.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Observes ongoing work to ascertain if work is being performed according to instructions and will be completed on time.
• Determines work priority and equipment requirements, works well as a team member in projects such as planting, fertilizing, irrigating, and mowing.
• Directs and assists workers engaged in maintenance and repair of equipment such as power mower, using hand tools and power tools.
• Communicates with team members to develop plans and schedules for maintenance and improvement of grounds.
• Maintains and completes employee records including time records and daily work performed.
• Trains and instructs team members in tasks, such as transplanting and pruning trees and shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, and caring for turf.
• Mixes and prepares spray and dust solutions, and directs application of fertilizer, insecticide, and fungicide. Willing to seek state certification.
• Motivating, developing, and team building skills with team members, identifying the best people for the job.
• Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Judgment and Decision Making -- Considers the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Systems Evaluation -- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Management of Material Resources -- Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Speech Clarity -- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Oral Comprehension -- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Visualization -- The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Deductive Reasoning -- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.