What are the responsibilities and job description for the Temporary (Part-Time) Horticultural Technician position at Josh's Frogs?
Temporary (Part-Time) Horticultural Technician
Josh’s Frogs is a constantly growing online pet store and industry leader that prides itself on selling only happy, healthy, captive-bred amphibians, reptiles, and pet bugs. We run on EOS. We value integrity and practice open books, where we share our financials with all employees. We believe in working as one team. We expect our employees to be constantly growing, and we value promoting from within.
We are currently seeking motivated and detail-oriented individuals for two Part-Time Temporary Horticultural Technician positions in our Plant Department. As a valued member of the team, you’ll assist with essential plant care and production tasks to help keep our department running smoothly and efficiently. We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about plants and take pride in hands-on, detail-driven work. At Josh’s Frogs, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that values growth, innovation, and a shared love for nature. This is a great opportunity to contribute to our mission of making nature more accessible and sustainable for all.
- (2) Part-time, 28 hours per week
- Training Schedule: Wednesday - Friday 7 AM - 3:30 PM
- Regular Schedule: Wednesday - Friday 8 AM - 4:30 PM
- $16.00/hour Starting Wages
- Generous employee discount on the Josh’s Frogs website
- Free breakfast, snacks, and coffee provided at work
- Getting caught up and ahead on basic potting and product creation.
- Maintaining cleanliness and organization throughout the workspace.
- Assisting with various projects such as moving plants between areas, labeling, preparing PSP units, and prepping materials like cups and sleeves.
For this position, you MUST possess:
- A relentlessly positive, ambitious, can-do attitude.
- Fast, efficient, and methodical hands.
- Consistent demonstration of our company’s core values — Integrity, One Team, and Constantly Growing.
Special consideration is given to those with:
- Who has previous horticultural experience in a professional setting
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
- Enjoy doing repetitive tasks
Examples of how an employee could exhibit our core values in this position:
- Integrity - You own up to a labeling mistake you made earlier in the day.
- We are One Team - You take the initiative to ask if there is anything you can help the team out with when your tasks are done for the day.
- Constantly Growing - You use your time refining your skills while potting so you can pot more plants more proficiently.
Herpetoculture is booming, and we're the proof! Josh's Frogs was one of the INC 5000's fastest-growing businesses in 2022, and we're proud of it. What's more impressive is that this is Josh's Frogs' FIFTH year in a row on the INC 5000 List! Only 5% of businesses have made the list five years consecutively. One of our core values isn’t “constantly growing” for nothing; the proof is in the pond. Come join the team and expand alongside one of America’s top-growing companies!
**Please Note:
Due to the high volume of applicants, our recruiting team is unable to contact every candidate individually. If we are interested in moving forward with your application, you will be contacted via phone or email.
If you’d like to follow up, you may message us directly through really or email the HR Team at hrteam@joshsfrogs.com. Please do not contact Josh’s Frogs Customer Service Team regarding application inquiries.
It is the policy of Josh’s Frogs to provide equal employment opportunity in recruitment, selection, training, compensation, promotion, job transfer, and assignments. These opportunities and other conditions of employment are extended to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, and/or other protected categories under applicable laws.
It is also the policy of Josh’s Frogs to make reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities, and to extend employment opportunities to such persons, as well as to special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam era, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, and other protected veterans. The Vice President of Human Resources is the Equal Employment Policy Officer for the company.
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