Position Summary:
Nursery Grower:
Provide daily nursery oversight and management, communicating with staff regarding schedules and assignment of duties. Oversees overall nursery work flow.
Landscaper:
Assist with all aspects of plant installation and care. Drive work crews to job sites, drive vehicles pulling trailers, and document worksite conditions and work tasks completed.
Position Responsibilities:
Grower:
- Provide daily nursery oversight and management
- Communicate with staff for providing work tasks and direction
- Schedule staff and log time
- Ensure daily tasks are carried out efficiently and correctly by staff
- Train employees in proper materials handling and production techniques
- Coordinate and implement seed and cutting collections
- Maintain inventory of all native plant materials
- Work with vendors to acquire nursery materials
- Calculate production costs
- Monitor plant health and implement control techniques for weeds, disease, insects
- Evaluate growing quality and adjust growing media
- Manage irrigation daily. Research and test efficient irrigation practices
- Manage fertilizer applications for healthy, sustained growth
- Install and repair irrigation components
- Document species propagation protocols
- Organize and label nursery inventory for cleanliness and efficiency
- Ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws
- Coordinate with general manager regularly on tasks, inventory, status, etc.
- Prepare plant orders and load material for delivery
Landscaper:
- Drive crews to job sites
- Drive vehicles pulling trailers
- Coordinate with office staff on work schedules
- Document site conditions and daily work tasks
- Assist with plant installation, irrigation, and maintenance
- Provide weed control via chemical, mechanical and manual methods
- Operate small equipment (weed eaters, augers, rototillers, mowers, etc.)
- Troubleshoot and repair irrigation systems
- Photo-document project sites
- Haul debris and trash to dump
The ideal candidate is a proactive, reliable and highly organized self-starter/ problem solver who can work well in a busy environment with a minimum of direction.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent with experience in horticulture, growing, landscaping or production management. employee supervision.
- Minimum 1year recent experience in nursery production management.
- Must hold a valid California Driver’s License.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel software.
- Strong language skills in both Spanish and English.
- Able to work occasional weekends.