Overview
Our Midwestern roots run deep. Founded in 1974, Lanoha Nurseries is one of the largest family-owned & operated Nursery, Garden Center, and Landscape Construction & Design Firm in the Midwest. With over 700 acres in nursery production, our team cultivates, maintains, and installs the largest selection of homegrown trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals throughout the Metro. Regardless of project scale, our professional Landscape Design and Construction teams have both the ability and passion to turn ideas into the ideal outdoor space. Lanoha is an industry leader with nearly 50 years serving our community. We are seeking career-minded individuals to join our team.
Lanoha Foremen are provided with year-round employment with full-time benefits. This is a great career opportunity for an experienced agriculture foreman, arborist, or horticulturist to join a team that maintains over 700 acres of tree farms. Currently interviewing applicants who can take on the challenges of working in a zone 5 agriculture-based career and bring value to the team by supporting inventory software processes and overall communications on behalf of the tree farm operations.
Requirements
- Team leadership, cross collaboration, and great communication
- Drivers License CDL is a plus
- Experience operating mid-size Ag equipment, skid steer, forklift, and varieties of tree spades
- Educational background horticulture or 2+ years work experience in similar trade
- Core concepts of irrigation techniques
- Experience with inventory management and inventory software
- Ability to work outside in a farm setting in midwest climate. Heat, cold, wind, rain.
- Bilingual is a plus
- Pesticide Applicator License is a plus
Responsibilities
- Leading field crew teams, leading by example and anticipating needs of teams
- Cross collaboration with on-site and off-site leadership teams, drivers, and other campus peers
- Real time resolutions, foreseeing needs of team and farm, escalating concerns & performance improvement opportunities
- Collaboration with drivers and vendors; safely loading and unloading trees
- Onboarding & Training new employees; Leading by example with procedures outlined by leadership team, efficiency efforts, and heighted focus on safety.
- Operating midsize Ag Equipment, forklift, skidsteer, tree spades
- Planting, irrigating, pruning, and harvesting trees. Following procedures in place to provide quality health maintenance to trees.
- Analyzing/selecting best irrigation technique, monitoring progress, & troubleshooting
- Daily inventory management software: Annual inventory & tree measurements
- Chemical Applications within the scope of attained Chemical Applicator Certification
- Moving & hauling equipment to and from farms
What we offer
- Competitive pay and overtime opportunities
- Top of the line equipment
- On the job training and promotions from within
- Health, vision, & dental Insurance
- 401(k), 401(k) employer matching
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Company cell phone
Lanoha Nurseries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Apply Today!
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