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Title:  Greenhouse Laborer

Requisition ID#:  1899
Location: 

Louisville, KY, US, 40208

Property:  Churchill Downs Racetrack
Pay Range: 

Churchill Downs Racetrack (“CDRT”), the world’s most legendary racetrack, has been the home of The Kentucky Derby, the longest continually held annual sporting event in the United States, since 1875. Located in Louisville, CDRT features a series of themed race days during Derby Week, including the Kentucky Oaks, and conducts Thoroughbred horse racing during three race meets in the Spring, September and Fall. CDRT is located on 175 acres and has a one-mile dirt track, a 7/8-mile turf track, a stabling area, and provides seating for approximately 60,000 guests. The stable area has barns sufficient to accommodate 1,400 horses and a 114-room dormitory for backstretch personnel. CDRT also has a year-round simulcast wagering facility . www.ChurchillDowns.com.

JOB SUMMARY

The Greenhouse Laborer will possess a variety of skills and abilities particularly in horticulture and landscape maintenance. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Knowledge of irrigation systems and repair.
  • Ability to operate equipment such as mowers, trimmers, chemical sprayers, various hand tools, and related equipment.
  • Ability to operate maintenance equipment such as a forklift, two-man lift, sweeper truck, and various power tools.
  • Digging, planting, and replanting flowers, bushes, trees, and moving and removing fixtures, dirt, chemicals, furniture, and related items as needed.
  • Prepare soil, plant bulbs, seed, cuttings, graft and bud plants, transplant seedlings and rooted cuttings.
  • Fertilizing and spraying plants to prevent disease and pests.
  • Paver installation and repair
  • Maintain clean work areas and space.
  • Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Two (2) year horticulture degree or five (5) years landscape work experience.
  • High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is required. Additional education or
  • Possess or ability to obtain a valid Kentucky Pesticide Applicator’s certification – category 3.
  • Possess a valid driver’s license and submit successfully to a DMV and background check.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS

  • The employee will be required to sit for extended periods of time
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee may also be required to stand: walk; use hands to finger reach, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
  • The employee may be asked to occasionally lift up to 20 lbs.
  • The employee may be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays
  • The noise level in the work environment is moderate

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

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Churchill Downs Incorporated is an inclusive and fun place to work. We celebrate unique approaches and points of view. We believe diversity is a mindset that drives excellence. We’re always learning, evolving and growing. We innovate through mutual respect of ideas and collaboration. This allows us to build a common language that inspires our team members and propels us toward the achievement of our vision.

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