Company description

The Organic Gardener Ltd. (TOG) creates beautiful and productive organic edible gardens. Since 2005, we've built more than a thousand vegetable gardens utilizing a full line of customized services: design, installation, maintenance, and education. Based in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago, our team's reach extends to a wide variety of clients throughout the Midwest region, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana. We work with families to create suburban and urban home gardens in yards and unique spaces. And we partner with non-residential groups like businesses, schools, restaurants, and non-profit organizations to craft public food production projects with accompanying educational programming. Our approach is rooted in the idea that anyone, anywhere, can grow their own food. Each TOG project connects us to the larger good food movement growing within Chicagoland and throughout the nation.

Job description

Role: The build crew is responsible for the installation of all of our garden projects. Tasks include fence installation, soil preparation, raised bed construction, irrigation system installation, etc. Garden builders are expected to be outdoor professionals, working in all conditions to create and maintain our gardens.

Ideal candidate will possess:

• Physical strength and endurance
• Ability to work hard and work outdoors in all conditions
• Courtesy and punctuality
• Ability to maintain a neat, professional appearance (uniform provided)
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others as part of a team
• Takes direction and guidance well
• Positive attitude, flexibility, and ability to adapt to fast paced environment
• Willingness to be solutions oriented
• Carpentry and electrical skills are beneficial
• Ability to drive stick shift and be comfortable driving a truck with trailer are plusses

Position Details:
Reports To: Foremen, Chief Operations Officer

Start Date: Early March 2016

Season: This is a seasonal position (approximately March 16 to June 12, with the possibility of extension). Full-time and part-time options.
Work Week: The Foreman communicates the work schedule, which is dictated by the build schedule. Workdays are typically 8 to 10 hours, which includes 30 minutes for lunch and two 15-minute breaks. These hours will vary seasonally, depending on need.

The ability and willingness to work on Saturdays throughout the season is mandatory, though some flexibility with regard to scheduled Saturdays off will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Reliable transportation is required to our headquarters in Highland Park, IL on a daily basis. A clean driving record and valid driver’s license is also required. Final employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Compensation

this position is: hourly

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline