Current Job Opportunities

Sales Yard Customer Service Rep. - Midwest Groundcovers - Seasonal Position - St. Charles, IL location
•Provide friendly and open communication with external and internal customers in the Sales Yard
•Professionally process accurate and timely orders and quotes
•Coordinate with inventory, shipping and accounting for smooth flow of customer orders and accounts
•Continually update knowledge of products, industry and customers
•Must have excellent computer skills including Word, Excel and Outlook
•2 year degree and 4 years in horticulture and/or customer service work related experience
•Horticulture experience
•Bilingual in Spanish and English

Date Available: Currently Available

If interested in the job listed above, please email resume to: or fax to 847-468-2097.

Customer Service Rep - Midwest Trading - Seasonal Position - Virgil, IL location
•Provide friendly and open communication with external and internal customers
•Professionally process accurate and timely orders and quotes
•Share in operation of sales yard office
•Coordinate with inventory, shipping and accounting for smooth flow of customer orders and accounts
•Maintain current information in customer data base
•Continually update knowledge of products, industry and customers

Date Available: Currently Available

If interested in the job listed above, please email resume to: or fax to 847-468-2097.

Dispatcher - Midwest Trading - Seasonal Position - Virgil, IL location
•Schedule all bulk and flatbed bark, colored mulch and mushroom compost loads.
•Establish and maintain relationships with carriers to provide the best possible customer service.
•Coordinate with sales, production, terminals and customers to deliver materials in a timely manner.
•Work to keep the company within DOT guidelines.
•Work hours necessary to accomplish the task. This will include some Saturdays during busy season.
•Must have excellent computer skills.
Date Available: Currently Available

If interested in the job listed above, please email resume to: or fax to 847-468-2097.

Outside Sales Rep. - Midwest Trading - Virgil, IL location
•Responsible for Technical Sales and Marketing Development of Greenhouse, Nursery and Landscape Supplies
•Requires excellent organizational skills
•Ability to multi-task, work in a fast paced environment and meet deadlines
•Must have a strong commitment to customer service and teamwork
•Position requires 40+ hours/week including Saturdays
•Must have excellent computer skills with proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
•Requires a B.S. degree in Plant and Soil Science, Horticulture or related field
•Must have a proven track record in Technical Sales
•4+ years experience in Green Industry Sales required
Date Available: Currently Available

If interested in the job listed above, please email resume to: or fax to 847-468-2097.

Midwest Groundcovers Internship Programs!
Now taking applications for 2012 intern positions.

Midwest Groundcovers offers an opportunity for students to experience working in several departments and locations of Midwest Groundcovers.

Customer Service/Marketing Intern
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 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 our Retail Yard.

Production Intern (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 Intern (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