Lawn Maintenance & Grounds Care - Southern Illinois

Serving Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri

Commercial Landscaping Services in Southern Illinois

Southern Illinois is noted for its rich and unique culture and history, with settlers from all over Europe and America calling this place home. Nicknamed “Little Egypt,” the southern parts of the state of Illinois boast a lush and vibrant natural landscape, with the Ohio, Wabash, Missouri, and the mighty Mississippi rivers creating a verdant countryside similar to the Nile Delta.

The region also enjoys a stable economy. The Southern Illinois job market is a diverse place that has employment opportunities in agriculture, commercial, manufacturing, and light industries. This creates a very unique aesthetic in many of the towns, where businesses and factories blend seamlessly with nature, an integration made possible with thorough landscape planning and maintenance.

To give your business the same look, U.S. Lawns offers high-quality commercial landscaping services in Southern Illinois. Our services range from simple maintenance and upkeep, to advanced projects like landscape improvements or installation of irrigation systems. We use the latest landscaping tools and techniques in all our offerings to provide you with the best service, every single time.

Commercial Lawn Care in Benton

Benton, IL is the county seat of Franklin County, and one of the fastest-growing cities in the region. Benton is proud of its long tradition of creating hard-working communities that work together to keep the economy strong.

As the county’s premier city, Benton focuses on retaining, expanding, and attracting commercial and industrial establishments. This initiative has been the driving force of Benton’s growth and has been instrumental in developing the city into a regional economic leader.

To help the city achieve its mission, U.S. Lawns offers commercial lawn care in Benton, IL. We give commercial establishments in the city that clean, professional, and vibrant aesthetic that will entice customers to patronize the business.

U.S. Lawns helps you create a lawn care maintenance plan that covers everything from turf aeration to proper irrigation schedules. These are all designed to provide your establishment with frontage that fits perfectly with Benton’s dynamic cityscape.

Why Work with U.S. Lawns?

U.S. Lawns operates over 200 locations across the country. To facilitate our client’s every unique issue, our local operators work closely with their respective communities and learn about the individual characteristics of their area. This results in customized and comprehensive solutions for our clients’ specific lawn care requirements.

We provide high-quality service to commercial clients in Southern Illinois and Southeastern Missouri. Contact us today to learn more about what we can do for you.

U.S. Lawns in YOUR Community

You'll find every U.S. Lawns owner in the community, helping to make the places we live a little better for us all. From charities to golf tournaments to volunteer work, we're active in giving back to our neighbors.

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We serve the businesses in the following zip codes:

63775, 63769, 63755, 63701, 63770, 63783, 63748, 63745, 63732, 63703, 62940, 62998, 62942, 62957, 62952, 62905, 62966, 62975, 62832, 62888, 62903, 62920, 62808, 62831, 62924, 62901, 62958, 62932, 62906, 62926, 62927, 62902, 62876, 62883, 62865, 62918, 62949, 62983, 62898, 62915, 62912, 62884, 62894, 62896, 62921, 62999, 62948, 62939, 62822, 62812, 62891, 62959, 62933, 62864, 62819, 62995, 62951, 62816, 62897, 62909, 62846, 62972, 62922, 62836, 62872, 62974, 62890, 62810, 62814, 62967, 62860, 62987, 62917, 62851, 62935, 62946, 62859, 62828, 62895, 62817, 62977, 62886, 62930, 62837, 62965, 62887, 62809, 62869, 62835, 62871, 62862

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About the Owner

Dean Albright
dean.albright@uslawns.net

Rachel Albright
rachel.albright@uslawns.net

Each U.S. Lawns office, no matter how big or small, is owned and operated by members of your community. Owners enjoy the support of a nationwide network, as well as a close relationship to their individual communities.

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U.S. Lawns - Southern Illinois

Team 102

508 Taylor Street

Energy, IL 62933

Dean Albright

Owner & General Manager

dean.albright@uslawns.net

(618) 942-7355

Rachel Albright

Owner

rachel.albright@uslawns.net

(618) 942-7355

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The following positions are available in our area:

Market Manager

Major Job Responsibilities

Primarily responsible for the acquisition of new commercial landscape management contracts through a disciplined sales and marketing process. Responsible for prospecting, lead generation, proposing and closing sales in a business to business environment.

Must have knowledge of the local market.
Outside business to business sales experience is required.
Must possess good oral and written communication skills.
Valid driver’s license required.
Flexible work hours, including evenings and some travel may be necessary.
Prospect for new customers.
Exhibiting and staffing the booth at Trade Shows both locally and regionally.
Management and execution of Direct Mail campaigns.
Management and participation in telemarketing programs.
Management, creating, distributing and monitoring metrics of Constant Contact e-mail marketing.
Networking and participating with applicable local and regional trade organizations
Perform job take offs.
Formulate estimates using tools requiring Excel skills.
Prepare proposals.
Prepare and deliver presentations.
Follow up on active prospects.
Take lead position in transitioning new customers to operations.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job family chart. They are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees in this job family series. Thank you for your interest in joining the U.S. Lawns team, a system of independently owned and operated franchisees. By proceeding with the application process, you acknowledge and agree that (i) all U.S. Lawns offices are independently owned and operated franchised businesses, (ii) it will be the independent franchisee, and not U.S. Lawns, Inc. who will extend any employment offers and make any subsequent employment related decisions, (iii) if you are extended an offer of employment, you will not be an employee of U.S. Lawns, Inc., and U.S. Lawns, Inc. has no responsibility or liability for any employment related decisions by any U.S. Lawns franchisee. U.S. Lawns is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Crew Leader

Major Job Responsibilities

Professionally represents U.S. Lawns at all times.
Able to respond properly to the client and follow up to make sure their needs have been completed to their satisfaction.
Maintains positive, responsive and flexible attitude to all clients.
Inspects site and advises client of potential liabilities.
Able to assign tasks to crew members and follow up to make sure that work was completed properly.
Trains crew members to do job effectively
Can effectively communicate in English and/or Spanish what is to be learned.
Able to evaluate the performance of the crew.
Maintains and promotes safe working conditions in the field at all times
Follows company procedures on discipline if any safety rules are broken.
Conducts and documents safety tailgate meetings weekly with the crew.
Is accountable for neglect and abuse of assigned equipment
Able to maintain all jobs to bid specifications.
Maintain client satisfaction
Maintain a punch list with priorities on it to aid in making schedules.Monitors all irrigation controllers.
Able to read and write
Shall possess a valid State driver’s license appropriate to the class and capability of the vehicle(s) that they are assigned to operate and driving record must meet company standards as well as the State requirements where the vehicle is driven.

Typical Qualifications

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills

While performing duties, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; may read and interpret data, information and documents; observe and respond to people and situations; learn and apply new information or skills; work under deadlines; and interact with others encountered in the course of work.

Physical Demands

The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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Gardener

Major Job Responsibilities

Field Operation

Report to work on time.
Remove loose trash and debris from landscape area before mowing.
Remove weeds from sidewalks, curb lines, and mulch beds.
Report property damage to Foreman or Lead Person.
Help crew load and unload equipment at the job site.

Client Relations

Always be courteous.
Always wear a clean uniform.
Know what to do if a client or anyone else asks a question.
Learn to use the proper equipment for the job being performed.

Equipment Use

Become certified in the training/certification program for the designated pieces of equipment (21” mower, 36” mower, 48” & 60” mower, riding mower, blower, edger and weedeater).
Learn to service/perform the necessary preventative maintenance on equipment.
Learn the proper loading and unloading of equipment.

Safety

Attend/participate in company orientation program before performing any work.
Learn to adhere to all company safety rules/policies.
Must attend and participate in all tailgate meetings.
Must use appropriate safety equipment when necessary.

Requirements

Has a “can-do” attitude
Gets a job done on time and knows what to do next.
Volunteers to take on a new or different job, project or responsibility.
Goes beyond what is expected to do a better job.
Must be a “team player”.Must get along with all co-workers.

Typical Qualifications

Language Skills

Physical Demands

Work Environment

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