** The Ground Up**

** Delivery Driver & Nursery Associate**

Houston, TX 77043

Rate $14-$16 per hour

Founded in 2010, The Ground Up (TGU) is Houstons fastest growing landscape supply company. We manufacture mulches & soils and carry a large selection of base, gravels, and sand products. TGU also operates three re-wholesale nurseries in the Houston Metro Area.

**Job Summary:**

The ideal candidate will bring prior experience driving company vehicles and making local deliveries. Additionally, candidate will be comfortable in a fast-paced environment, working independently or as part of a team. Individual must be reliable, flexible, organized, detail-oriented and a positive team player.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**

* Load customer vehicles with plants and bulk material including gravel, bases, and stones

* Operate a skid steer, forklift, and loader (optional: operator duties for select candidates)

* Operate company trucks with attached utility trailer and mini dump

* Follow the proper procedures for performing pre-trip and post-trip inspections

* Maintain complete and accurate records and logs of all driving and deliveries

* Load and unload trucks, trailers, and semis

* Assist customers with floral, nursery, garden, plant and landscape purchases

* Care for plants, fertilize, prune, deadhead, hand-water, and control weeds

* Sweep, rake, shovel

* Keep nursery areas neat and safe

* Provide excellent customer service

* Assist with deliveries at all company locations

* Other duties as needed

**Essential Qualifications:**

* HS diploma or GED

* Able to read and write legibly

* Minimum 1 year of experience making local deliveries

* Experience driving gooseneck trailers / truck

* Able to drive company vehicles

* Familiar with Houston and the surrounding areas

* Confident, customer focused, and professional

* Basic mathematical skills, including a strong eye for detail

* Strong verbal and written communication skills

* Available to work the required shift hours/days, including Monday to Friday and rotating Saturdays

* Must have reliable transportation to get to and from work, and a valid State issued driver's license

* Must pass a pre-employment screening including an MVR check and a drug test

**Desired Qualifications:**

* Wholesale experience in a garden center, nursery, or farming

* Experience or education in horticulture, agriculture or related field

**Physical Demands:**

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

May vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than indicated here.

**Work Environment:**

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

**Benefits:**

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, 401K

*The Ground Up - Ceres Environmental is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.*

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