Nursery (landscape) Assistant

Job Summary: Assist with all aspects of nursery operations, including breeding (seed creation), cloning, transplanting, feeding, pest management, environmental monitoring, harvesting and record-keeping.

Duties and Responsibilities:

–                Perform seed and plant maintenance using standard procedures including but not limited to, cloning, transplanting, feeding, breeding, germinations, and pest management.

–                Maintain clean environment by removing and disposing of all waste, cleaning, and sanitizing all rooms and tools used daily.

–                Assist in collecting data to monitor plant health, soil health, environmental control systems, and seed-to-sale tracking.

–                Meet any required activity performance counts.

–                Master and apply basic principles of nursery SOPs and sanitation.

–                Assist others as part of a team to accomplish nursery goals set forth by management.

–                Perform all tasks set by management in a safe and efficient manner.

–                This role routinely uses standard office equipment, technology, and software.

Working Environment:

–                Uneven surfaces, stand/sit long periods of time, bending/stooping, or hard surfaces.

–                Required to wear PPE.

–                Working in a nursery environment, which can include no natural light, varying temperatures, and louder than normal ambient noise.

–                May be required to work outdoors and/or during inclement weather.

Minimum Qualifications:

Age: 18 years of age

Experience:

– Agriculture, horticulture, or plant growing experience.

– 1-year on the job training is required.