TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT

Weed Man Lawn Service

Turf Specialist : Professional Positions

Tom Mauer
1981 Memorial Drive, #280
Chicopee, MA 01020

Phone: (413) 736-9333
Fax: (413) 736-9339
tom@nelawn.com

Job Description and Responsibilities:

Turf specialist responsible for turf management on residential and commercial properties. Weed Man Lawn Service is based on solid agronomic practices and the use of IPM. Our specialists are responsible for providing proper fertilization and control applications to lawns while working with the customer to improve cultural care of their lawn. Opportunity for advancement to supervisory or management position with turfgrass education.

Minimum Qualifications:

This position requires outstanding customer service skills, excellent driving record and the ability to work with minimum supervision. Knowledge of turf agronomy and management will help in providing proper treatment and development of long term relationship with our clients. This career opportunity will offer the right candidate the chance to grow with our organization throughout the U.S.

Wage, Salary, Benefits Description:

Our lawn professionals earn base pay and commission on service and sales completed. Other benefits including health, retirement, etc.

Application Requirements:

Send resume with cover letter and answer the question "What are the characteristics of a great lawn care professional?"

Application Deadline: March 30, 2010

MVL SHRUB MAN

Plant Health Care Specialist : Professional Positions

Tom Mauer
1981 Memorial Drive, #280
Chicopee, MA 01020

Phone: (413) 736-9333
Fax: (413) 736-9339
tom@nelawn.com

Job Description and Responsibilities:

Plant Health Care Specialist responsible for management of residential and commercial landscape plant care. Our specialist will inspect and treat landscape plantings on our customer properties using sound IPM and plant health care practices. Responsible for working with customers to improve the landscape with proper selection and cultural care. PHC specialist will work with management to market our services and help to grow the business.

Minimum Qualifications:

Landscape plant knowledge and a solid understanding of caring for a landscape. Identification of insects and diseases will aid in proper diagnosis and treatment. We will provide training to assist the right candidate. Customer service and sales experience is helpful. This position is ideal for the professional who would like to leverage their love for and knowledge of the landscape into a profitable career.

Wage, Salary, Benefits Description:

Our Plant Health Care Professionals earn weekly salary based on customer service and sales accomplished, with an expected range of $600 to $750. Benefits include health, retirement, etc.

Application Requirements:

Send resume and cover letter telling us why "Plant Health Care helps protect our environment"

Application Deadline: March 15, 2010

Weed Man Lawn Service

Sales Manager : Professional Positions

Tom Mauer
1981 Memorial Drive, #280
Chicopee, MA 01020

Phone: (413) 736-9333
Fax: (413) 736-9339
tom@nelawn.com

Job Description and Responsibilities:

We are a high performance, market-leading, nationally recognized green industry organization with an exciting sales leadership opportunity. Your enthusiasm, high energy, positive attitude, and organizational skills are a must in leading and motivating our sales team. In this role, you will not be canvassing door to door hands on. You will be recruiting, leading, motivating, training, and supervising our canvassers and telemarketers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Recruit, train, schedule, and manage canvassing, telemarketing, and sales team
• Manage sales campaigns and customer care and retention
• Prepare estimates, present customer proposals, and close sales
• Monitor sales and service activities to assure 100% customer satisfaction
• Oversee Quality standards in sales, operations and customer service
• Requires experience managing a team, i.e.: call center, retail store, restaurant, outside sales, door to door…
• Proven recruitment experience
• Hungry, driven, and motivated to achieve personal and professional goals

Wage, Salary, Benefits Description:

This postion reports to the owner and is a hands-on position with career opportunity as our organization grows across the U.S. Salary and benefits determined by candidates education and experience.

Application Requirements:

While reporting directly to the owner, this exciting, hands-on position will drive our growth and sales success. If you think you have what it takes, and can be our next key player, tell us in your cover letter, “How do you organize, lead, and motivate a sales team?” Only cover letters addressing this question will be considered.

Application Deadline: December 10, 2009

Moor Landscaping

Foreman with potential ownership opportunity : Professional Positions

Josh Moor
6 England Road
Natick, MA 01760

Phone: 203-940-0122
websterbee@yahoo.com

Job Description and Responsibilities:

Looking for a graduate or current student at Stockbridge to join a profitable, well established high end residential landscape company. The applicant should posess a strong work ethic and people skills. The business operates west of Boston and its expected the applicant would reside in the area. This is an excellent opportunity to learn landscaping practice in a hands-on setting working alongside the owner who has over 40 years experience operating a successful enterprise. The applicant will have the opportunity to take an ownership stake in the company should they have the desire to manage a business.

Minimum Qualifications:

Current student or Graduate of Stockbridge and/or the University of Massachusetts

Wage, Salary, Benefits Description:

excellent wages and benefits commensurate with experience

Application Requirements:

resume with contact details

Application Deadline: December 31, 2009

Pure Lawns

Seeking well rounded lawn/landscape/horticulture : Professional Positions

Peter DiClemente
P.O. Box 590377
Newton, MA 02459

Phone: 617-276-7877
peter@purelawns.com
http://www.purelawns.com

Job Description and Responsibilities:

We are a small company that handles high end residential customers. There are 2 branches of the company, one is traditional gardening/landscaping maintenence (clean ups, mowing, planting, pruning, etc.). The other branch is organic lawn management (soil testing, seeding, fertilizing, top dressing, etc). Looking for someone who is willing to be flexible with job resposibilities. Mainly focusing on horticulture & turfgrass management.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must have drivers license in good standing. Must have knowledge in plant ID, some knowledge on grass, ability to handle 50# bags of material. Candidate must have good communication skills, excellent character & self image. You will be interacting with customers.
We are based in Newton.

Wage, Salary, Benefits Description:

Wage depending on expierience/knowledge.

Application Requirements:

please send resume or description of qualifications.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2010

Merrifield Garden and Design

Gardener/Organic Lawncare Technician : Professional Positions

Katie Merrifield
34 Londonderry Rd
Framingham, MA 01701

Phone: 617-913-0628

http://www.merrifieldgardendesign.com

Job Description and Responsibilities:

I own a small gardening company serving residential clients in Boston's metrowest area. Next Spring I'll be expanding into organic lawncare and I'm looking for someone to manage that side of the business as well as help as needed with gardening tasks.

Duties will include: Spring and Fall clean-ups; mulching and edging garden beds; lawn aerating; applying fertilizers, weed controls, and compost tea; pruning of small trees and shrubs; planting and maintaining annuals and perennials; weeding.

Minimum Qualifications:

The right candidate should possess knowledge in lawncare, landscape maintenance, and have good plant ID skills. I'm also looking for someone with a strong work ethic, the ability to work unsupervised as well as in a team setting, and someone that is in good physical condition for outdoor work.

Wage, Salary, Benefits Description:

This is a seasonal position starting in April and ending in late Fall. The pay for this job will depend on experience.

Application Requirements:

Resume, cover letter

Application Deadline: January 31, 2010