The Nursery Technician is responsible for performing a wide range of technical support functions in the nursery. Everyday tasks may vary depending on day-to-day nursery needs. This position involves a high degree of quality control and requires attention to detail as well as some equipment maintenance functions. Responsibilities include inventory tracking and mapping, manipulation of horticultural and agricultural growing conditions, machine calibration and operation, and chemical mixing and application.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential duties and responsibilities for the position include the items listed below:

· Communicate effectively with supervisor, staff, and other assigned nursery personnel.

· Work effectively to meet productivity goals and project timelines while maintaining high quality standards.

· Ensure work area is clean at the end of each shift or assigned task.

· Accurately count, measure, maintain, and communicate records.

· Accurately follow procedures which require measuring, mixing, and formulating.

· Accurately track and log inventory. Map, label, and update production records

· Secure and maintain the quality of nursery tools and equipment.

· Accurately track and log inventory. Map, label, and update production database records

· Perform various seasonal assignments such as initiation of tissue culture plantlets in the greenhouses; processing of budwood, graft wood, or hardwood cuttings; sorting and/or shipping of containers trees; planting of seeds, cuttings and liners; digging and shipping season assignments such as pulling, grading, bundling and loading trees.

Marginal Duties:

· Adhere to safety, and security standards and all company policies and procedures to ensure company objectives are met and communicate to management when safety concerns are observed.

· Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of: intermediate knowledge of agricultural methods and/or mechanical systems; safety requirements; quality standards; operation and calibration of complex equipment; environmental controls; crop system inputs; calibration techniques; record keeping principles, techniques and filing systems; methods of locating and verifying information using source documents.

Ability to: Understand and carry out oral and written instructions; organize work and complete assignments under minimal supervision; interpret and apply policies and procedures; keep technical, complex records; gather and assemble data; make mathematical computations (add/subtract, multiply/divide, decimals/percentages) with speed and accuracy; be open and willing to work all assigned tasks in all areas of the nursery; cooperate and work will with team members.

Education and Experience: No education required. Intermediate level knowledge, training and experience working in an agricultural setting and/or working with complex equipment or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Special Requirements

Essential Duties require the following physical skills and work requirements:
Requires the ability to maintain mental capacity of exercising sound judgment and rational thinking under varied circumstances; exert a considerable amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects and to stoop, squat, crawl, crouch, climb, lift; operate a variety of tools which may include equipment and vehicles; requires close visual acuity; sitting and/or standing up to 8 hours a day; occasional walking; may be subject to uncomfortable working conditions including exposure to dust, noise, heat, cold, wet, humid, dry and arid conditions; may be exposed to loud noise and unpleasant odors.

License or Certificate: N/A

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.96 - $26.63 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Agricultural: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person