Role Description – Landscape Maintenance Technician & Greenhouse Assistant 

To Make Chippewa Valley Growers the best in the industry by any measure by: 

Bringing to CVG knowledge of landscape plant care and maintenance techniques along with the ability to carry out landscape maintenance duties including, but not limited to: 

Properly pruning trees and shrubs 

Cutting back and caring for perennials 

Installation of new shrubs, perennials, and annuals in garden beds or planters along with delivery and installation of trees 

Installation of rock or mulch in landscaped areas 

Working with client’s landscape needs and desires 

Working fast and efficiently to maximize customer satisfaction 

Researching proper pruning techniques for our region/zone 

Shrub, tree, perennial knowledge (what they are, where they should be planted, when they should be pruned or cut back) 

Assisting with CVGs Transplant & Retail Season in any area as needed.  This will require gaining knowledge of Annuals along with expanding knowledge of Perennials, Shrubs, and Trees.  Duties may include but are not limited to watering assistance, seeding, transplant line work, plant maintenance, inventory receiving and storing, IPM assistance, working the retail floor, and developing and leading classes for customers 

Assisting with Facility Maintenance and Repairs to keep facility clean, in good repair, hazard free, and ready for each season.  Some of these duties include but are not limited to weed control, poly maintenance/replacement on greenhouse roofs or curtains, ground fabric repairs/replacement inside greenhouses and outside areas, equipment repairs, cleaning and sanitizing facility, curb appeal projects, and any other duties as it relates to the facility/buildings. 

Assisting with office duties as assigned.... may include but not limited to website maintenance, sign creation/printing, transplant documentation preparation, uniform management, and POS systems. 

Participating in professional development as opportunities become available.  Strive to continue learning so we never get passed by!  Bring your ideas to the table so we can discuss them and see if there is value in them. 

Providing insight and growth opportunities for the business.  Be intuitive.  Be inventive.  Seek ways we can become more efficient.  Seek new revenue stream opportunities. 

Solving Problems.  Good employees identify problems and communicate them to others.  GREAT employees identify problems and determine possible solutions and see them through to completion, rather than putting the burden on others.