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Midwest Groundcovers
Internship Programs!
All positions have been filled
for the summer of 2010.
Midwest Groundcovers offers an opportunity for one individual to experience
working in several departments and locations of Midwest Groundcovers. The
intern will spend time in each of the following departments and locations.
Customer Service/Marketing
The intern will learn a variety of different aspects of marketing, including
creating company promotional materials, assisting with imaging projects,
learning and maintaining the plant database. The intern will also capture
plant and other images as directed by the Marketing department. The student
will also perform various activities and learn the inner workings of our
Customer Service department and spend some time in the Retail Yard.
Plant Health
The intern will learn the pest management processes, systems and recordkeeping,
ordering supplies and maintenance of equipment and facilities.
Production( Michigan)
The intern will experience aspects of plant propagation including
cutting, sticking, misting, and drenching. Additional work
experiences may include inventory assistance, record keeping,
cultural care,
pruning, spacing, aiding in fertilization of plants, tracking
degree days, disease and pest identification, production scheduling
insight.
Production (Illinois)
The intern will experience aspects of plant propagation
including cutting, sticking, misting, and drenching. Additional
work experiences may include inventory, record keeping, cultural
care, pruning, spacing, tracking degree days, and production scheduling
insight.
Our goal is to provide a multifaceted
and meaningful opportunity for students to experience the day-to-day operations
in specified focused work areas
ALL INTERNS have the opportunity to attend educational and social
events such as trade shows, seminars, in house training and our
company picnic.
The intern program features an initial goal setting plan at the
start of the internship with a review of the program and goal achievement
at the conclusion of the program.
Midwest Trading Horticultural Soils Internship
This internship will begin in February and run through
June. Over the course of this internship work will be done in the Quality
Control Lab running tests and collecting data for Soil and Soilless media
and their components. This includes Nursery, Greenhouse, Landscape, Green
roof, Bioswale, and other engineered blends. Additionally a research project
will be conducted and presented at the conclusion of the internship. This
internship involves some physically demanding work in a variety of environments
and weather. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and be able
to work independently with attention to detail. This is an opportunity to
learn and experience the brown side of the green industry.
If interested in any jobs listed above, please
email resume to:
or fax to 847-468-2097 Attn: Human Resources
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