What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Grower position at Kiefer Landscaping & Nursery, Inc.?
Founded in 1995, Kiefer Nursery is one of Durham’s largest nurseries, offering both retail nursery plants for the avid gardener and wholesale nursery crops to the Triangle’s finest landscape contractors.
We are looking for an experienced, hardworking individual to join our nursery growing team as an Assistant Grower. Day to day responsibilities will include maintaining plants, weeding, fertilization, chemical applications, and helping out wherever you see a need at the nursery, including providing some customer service. Plant knowledge is very important for this role, specifically perennials, shrubs, and trees. A background in a retail or wholesale nursery would make you an excellent candidate.
This is a role for a highly independent motivated individual that wants to expand their skills in growing unique and interesting landscape plants. You will work closely with our Grower to provide the best quality plants for our customers. You will get hands on experience with our extensive portfolio of perennial flowers, conifers, Japanese Maples, carnivorous plants, and much more.
General Job Description Benefits
- Full Time (Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm).
- 3 days at Durham, NC nursery and 2 days at Leasburg, NC farm (travel to farm in company vehicle)
- Competitive Pay
- Paid Holidays
- Welcoming, Friendly, Passionate Company Culture
- Opportunity for Growth
Key Responsibilities
- Assess nursery plants and recommend appropriate actions
- Prune nursery plants using proper horticultural techniques
- Weed container plants
- Properly hand water plants
- Safely apply chemicals, including herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides
- Take detailed notes and records of plant inventory changes and chemical applications
- Comfortably lift 80 lbs.
- Load plants into both customer and client vehicles, and properly secure loads
- Work in all outdoor conditions
- Safely operate company vehicles, including a 20’ box truck
- Operate equipment including the following: Tractor, skid steer loader, UTV, articulating loader
- Delegate tasks to team members to make sure the job is done quickly, thoroughly, and accurately.
- Able to rapidly adapt to changes
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years of nursery industry experience, or 2 years of relevant education plus 1 year industry experience.
- Plant knowledge, specifically perennials, shrubs, and trees.
- Plant growing experience, preferably in a retail or wholesale nursery.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Irrigation troubleshooting and repair
- Insect and disease diagnosis and treatment
- Ability to communicate job tasks in Spanish
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
Experience:
- Nursery Industry: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person