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Nursery Specialist

Johnson Nursery

Willard, NC | Full Time

$102k-125k (estimate)

10 Months Ago

Nursery Specialist

Johnson Nursery Willard, NC

$102k-125k (estimate)

Full Time 10 Months Ago

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Johnson Nursery is Hiring a Nursery Specialist Near Willard, NC

NURSERY SPECIALIST

Title: Nursery Specialist

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Shift:

1st Shift

Reports to: Operations Manager

Department: Production

Employment Status: Full-Time

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Date Created: November 2023

Salary: CB1

Summary

Needed a responsible person to work at a 100-acre ornamental plant nursery in SE North Carolina. We are located conveniently near 1-40 at exit 390 by Wallace, NC. We are a short 40-minute drive from Wilmington. The right candidate will be responsible for learning and helping with all the basic functions of the nursery. The nursery functions include potting, mowing, weeding, and pruning plants in the production department. Shipping plants is another action in the nursery which includes picking plants for orders, tagging, and loading plants on carts for delivery. There are also seasonal tasks of covering and uncovering plants for winter protection.

Qualification Requirements

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

Minimum Qualifications

An interest in plants.
Willingness to learn. Especially to identify plants by name and the attributes of a high-quality plant.
Operate a tractor with manual transmission.
Must be willing to work outdoors in various weather conditions.
Must be organized and able to multi-task effectively.
Hard-working. When finishing a task, look for another task.
Observant- detail-oriented.
Must be willing to work extra hours if needed; weekends and after hours to ensure productivity of other nursery functions.
Must wear ankle-high work boots and adhere to other safety policies.
Successfully pass drug screening and post-offer physical assessment.
Must possess a valid driver’s license.
Alignment with JNC core values.
- Passion for service and quality
- Reliable
- Team Player
- Diligent
- Humbly confident
- Enjoy your work
Documents of authorization to work in the USA.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Essential Functions

Plant care: weeding, pruning, mowing, watering, and applying dry fertilizer.
Operate a manual transmission tractor.
Select plants for orders. Lift and carry to trailers from the field.
Load plants from trailers to shipping carts.
Winter protection: Covering and uncovering plants with a cold protection blanket, poly film, and shade cloth.
Basic maintenance of nursery: installing ground mat, installing shade clothes to shade areas, moving gravel by wheelbarrow, and shoveling gravel to fill in holes.
Climb a ladder to a height of 10 ft.
Basic construction: using hammers, power saws, drills, screwdrivers, wrenches, and pliers.
Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

Standing/walking - most of the day
Stooping, Bending, Crouching- to weed plants or picking up and putting down plants
Occasional kneeling or crawling to cover or uncover plants and hoop houses
Lifting plants 3 – 1 gal pots/ hand = 15 lb./hand
Lifting plants 2 – 3 gal pots/ hand with the use of a handler = 30 lb./ hand
Lifting 1 – 50 lb. bag fertilizer or potted plants to 7gal size.
Pushing or pulling trailers or carts = 100 lbs./f
Reaching above the shoulder occasionally to trim trees or load plants on carts
Gripping multiple plants at a time 2-3 plants per hand
Talking, Hearing, Vision, color vision (plant identification)
Working outside in all weather. Heat, cold, rain, wind.
Nursery Worker 2

Work Environment

This position involves outdoor exposure during the workday (heat, cold, rain, snow, ice)
This role routinely uses standard equipment such as tractors.
This position must also routinely work around chemicals used to maintain the health of plants (insecticides, fungicides, PGRs, fertilizers) which requires the use of Personal Protective Equipment such as respirators, Tyvek suits, knee-high boots, and gloves.

Travel

Some travel may be required for local parts pick up therefore must allow a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR).