Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Ability to lift up to 100 pounds
• Ability to be on your feet for extended periods of time
• Previous grounds keeping experience preferred
• Progressive and stable work history
• Ability to climb and work on ladders
• Ability to read and fully understand cautions and warnings
• Maturity and common sense around power equipment
• Ability to travel both air and surface – valid driver’s license required
DESCRIPTION:
The Turfgrass and Landscape Intern is expected to help maintain the grounds in a professional and well-manicured condition. Mowing, fine trim work and all care of flower and shrub areas are the responsibility of the Intern. The Intern will maintain a high quality grounds appearance.
Due to weather conditions as well as the need for assistance on other special projects, this individual will also occasionally perform certain maintenance duties. The Intern must adhere to all safety regulations. Assume other duties as assigned.
Essential Duties and Tasks:
• Mowing, trimming and caring for 16 acres of Buffalograss turf. This includes caring for existing areas, establishing new areas and repairing areas through seeding and plugging.
• Learning about, and applying properly, herbicides and fertilizers to Buffalograss and cool season grass.
• Maintaining 5 acres of native prairie grass through periodic mowing and selective weed control.
• Learning about and identifying the various native plants in landscape beds. Dividing, propagating, seeding and planting to fill in and maintain areas.
• Maintaining landscape beds with mulch, pre-emergent, hand weeding and use of herbicides.
• Maintaining 19,000 sqft of native planted green roof space. This will include, seeding, planting, mowing, trimming and weeding.
Company Description
Founded in 1978, Sandhills Global, Inc. serves the trucking, agriculture, construction, heavy machinery, aviation, and technology industries with a diverse range of products and services from well-established trade publications and websites to hosted technology services customized to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sandhills’ facilities include an on-site printing press, bindery, and state-of-the-art data center (as well as a geographically disparate redundant data center in Scottsdale, Arizona). Twenty international office locations are backed by decades of experience and the continuous investment in the most cutting-edge technologies, making Sandhills Global, Inc. a global leader in the respective industries it serves.
Founded in 1978, Sandhills Global, Inc. serves the trucking, agriculture, construction, heavy machinery, aviation, and technology industries with a diverse range of products and services from well-established trade publications and websites to hosted technology services customized to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sandhills’ facilities include an on-site printing press, bindery, and state-of-the-art data center (as well as a geographically disparate redundant data center in Scottsdale, Arizona). Twenty international office locations are backed by decades of experience and the continuous investment in the most cutting-edge technologies, making Sandhills Global, Inc. a global leader in the respective industries it serves.