(1) LOT OPERATORS (each position = two people):

These positions are for two people, and both of you need to be healthy, active adults, and at least one of you needs to be strong enough physically to wrestle heavy trees occasionally or assist with loading trees onto car tops or into the back of pickups or car trunks.

Each year we operate approximately 12 retail sales locations, each staffed with two Lot Operators who “live” on location in their own RV.  Contracts run from the 1st of November through the 31st of December. Our goal is always to sell out and if that happens the end date can move up, once locations are cleared and cleaned-up.

Orientation and training will be conducted for each new Operator, and a second, follow-up training meeting for everyone – new and returning – on the next weekend, dates to be announced.  There will be demonstrations, instruction in “how-to's” of equipment and office procedures. It’s an all-day meeting, we swap ideas, and take a lunch break mid-day. You’ll be provided with everything you need to have a successful and profitable season.

Lot assembly begins soon after, then trees start arriving, and our first official day of sales is a few days before Thanksgiving.

We pay a base salary with commissions, bonuses, and incentives. Payment is made at the end of the season with a 1099 furnished for tax purposes. We furnish all hookups (you only provide whatever propane you use). Electrical hookups are 200-amp panels with 50-amp RV service.

All lots are completely fenced for your security, fully lit with perimeter lighting, and are located in only the safest neighborhoods, close to shopping and most services.

Lot Operators participate in setting up their own lot, so you both need to be physically active and healthy. Setting-up consists of assembling a “pre-fab” sales booth, laying out water lines and/or hoses with faucets, mounting fire extinguishers, installing light strings inside the tent and spot-lighting on the perimeter fencing. You get lots of help from us on all these tasks. Garbage receptacles are furnished at each location as well as porta-potties for use by your customers and lot help.

Open hours are from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day except Saturday, which is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., because that is our busiest day. There are no days off for approximately 45 days, but the time flies by with happy customers and families who are generally in a festive holiday mood. We actually are serving 3rd generation customers now who have developed a fierce loyalty to us – we like to think it’s not just because of our high-quality, guaranteed trees, but the outstanding customer service we provide, which is our #1 priority. We also have several operators and employees who have been with us upwards of 10 years – some for 20 years – and we all have come to think of each other as family as well as friends.

On Christmas day, we treat the Lot Operators to dinner combined with a business meeting to recap the season, share experiences, make suggestions and relax before finishing loose ends. After dinner is when many of us go to the River Walk.

To apply, please e-mail (preferred) or snail-mail the following information:

(1) a resume for each of you,

(2) a picture of yourselves,

(3) a picture of your RV/tow rig,

(4) include an honest evaluation of your physical abilities to meet the demanding work,

(5) and describe your knowledge/experience in each of the areas covered in the description of the job above – basic electrical, plumbing, carpentry, supervision of laborers, salesmanship, customer service, basic office etiquette, business machines (cash register, debit/credit, and computer), routine office forms such as sales recaps and inventory.

E-mail to HHCTrees@gmail.com, or snail-mail to 7807 Fortune Dr, San Antonio TX 78250-5105. You can also reach us at our San Antonio office phone (210) 405-5596 (Central time zone).