NDSU Temp Conservation Nursery Assistant

This is a part-time or temporary non-benefited position.

Description & Details:

Individually, as part of a team, or while assisting full-time staff.

Conservation nursery administration work

• Assist and train Nursery Technician, and document these processes

  • Enter inventory into spreadsheet prior to lifting – numbers and species

  • Enter daily totals into spreadsheet

  • Plan, organize, record and keep adequate inventory for orders each day

  • Additional training as needed

• Advise grading room staff on equipment repair and operation, and document recommendations

• Cross-train with Nursery Sales Manager on seedling order system and:

  • Fill in when Nursery Sales Manager is absent.

  • Assist with order system as needed during periods of heavy demand

• Assist in setting up new seeders

• Assist with overseeing and getting bids for greenhouse and water projects

• Provide assistance to the Nursery Manger to support tree production activities

Work Schedule: 20 hours or less per week, schedule as approved by Nursery Manager.

Advertised Pay: $25/hour

Pay is based on several factors, including budget, labor market, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and/or certification and other business considerations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage conservation tree nursery inventory and sales data.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work safely indoors and outdoors in a conservation nursery environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with conservation nursery tree inventory and inventory management.
• Experience with conservation nursery operations, administration, and equipment
• Experience with tree seedling production and sales.
• Experience working with landowners and/or the public.

To Apply - Applications must include the following materials:

Apply online and contact Jeff Smette (701) 537-5636, or email jeffrey.smette@ndsu.edu

Please include within application if you are currently or have in the past 12 months been employed with NDSU, the North Dakota University System or any other North Dakota State agency. If so, include which agency/department, as well as your how many hours you work a week and in the past 12 months.

Employment Eligibility:

NDSU determines employment eligibility through the E-Verify system: What is E-Verify? New employees to NDSU must present specific identification to determine their employment eligibility no later than their first day of work. To view the identification required, please see the List of Acceptable Documents. You will be required to have one item from List A OR one item from List B and List C.

About Us:

North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student focused, land-grant, research university. We educate leaders who solve national and global challenges by providing affordable access to an excellent education that combines teaching and research in a rich learning environment.

NDSU is in the highest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, R1, granted to the top research institutions in the country.

NDSU has offices across the state of North Dakota, and the main campus is in Fargo, on the Minnesota border. Along with Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo forms one of the largest metropolitan centers between Minneapolis and Seattle. The community is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live.

NDSU is committed to fostering a community where differences are recognized as strengths. Rooted in our land-grant mission, we work together to meet the needs of North Dakota and its communities through education, research and outreach.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

NDSU does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable. Direct inquiries to: Vice Provost, Title IX/ADA Coordinator, Old Main 201, NDSU Main Campus, Fargo, ND, 58108, 701-231-7708, ndsu.eoaa@ndsu.edu.

No Smoking Notice:

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.

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