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O'Fallon, MO Distribution Center Skilled Laborer Job Posting
Job Title: O'Fallon, Missouri Distribution Center Skilled Laborer
Organizational Relationship: Reports to the ODC Manager and in his absence reports to ODC Assistant Manager
Major Goals and Responsibilities:
- To service customers in the selection and loading of all purchases
- To unload all deliveries of stock in a timely fashion
- To care for all plant material and maintain it in saleable condition
- To present a proper and professional image to customers
Prerequisites:
- High School education or equivalent work experience
- Plant knowledge and identification
- Experienced operating Bobcat loaders or similar equipment
People Managed: Laborers and seasonal workers under the direction of the ODC Manager
Primary People Contacts:
- Customers
- Co-workers
- ODC Manager & Assitant Manager
Specific Responsibilities:
- To assist customers in the selection and loading of material and doing so in a timely fashion
- To keep accurate counts of material being loaded for invoicing purposes
- To present a positive and professional image to the O’Fallon Distribution Center customer through proper dress*, appearance, attitude and language
- To assist in the receiving of purchased plants as directed by the Manager (i.e. counting plants, leading crew, etc.)
- To assist the Manager in the training of Laborers in the proper performance of their job
- To maintain the cultural integrity and salability of plant material through proper and timely weeding, spacing, fertilizing, shading, trimming, potting, shifting, re-burlapping, watering, heeling and winterizing, all at the direction of the ODC Manager
- Tag all purchased plants upon arrival
- To operate all equipment in a safe manner
- To maintain the sales lot appearance making it clean and free of trash and other debris including weeds
- To help pull and load orders for delivery
- To assure accurate counts being loaded for deliveries
- Help make repairs on irrigation lines when necessary
- Any other activities deemed necessary by the Manager in the regular function of the O’Fallon Distribution Center
- To unload deliveries of plant material from Home Nursery in an orderly and timely manner and to check those deliveries for quantity and quality
*Dress Code:
- Boots must be in good repair and cover the ankle
- Clean pants with no holes
- Shorts are acceptable during the summer months (if of reasonable length)
Toughest Parts of the Job:
- Dealing with an influx of customers and/or deliveries
- Working in inclement weather
- Starting, stopping, and restarting projects
- Training Laborers in the proper performance of their job
Performance Feedback:
- Annual evaluations
- Informal reviews conducted daily/weekly
Send Resume to:
Home Nursery, Inc.
Attn: Tayler Heinemeier
PO Box 128
Albers, IL 62215
OR
taylerh@homenursery.com