What are the responsibilities and job description for the Interior Horticulturist position at Yellowstone Landscape?
Interior Horticulturists are responsible for the care and maintenance of interior plants and botanic installations in client spaces across NYC. They play a crucial role in ensuring the health and appearance of plant installations, contributing to the positive experience for our clients by fostering a connection with the natural environment.
Essential Functions
Essential Functions
- Assess individual plant water needs and provide appropriate watering to maintain plant health.
- Monitor for pests and implement treatment as necessary to preserve plant integrity.
- Dust plant leaves and prune foliage to uphold a tidy and attractive appearance.
- Check automated systems (irrigation, lighting) regularly to ensure proper function.
- Assist with installations, including planting, delivery, and installation of interior plants.
- Support living wall installations as required.
- Check the calendar and Greenery NYC email daily for updates and communications.
- Maintain daily notes, update maintenance logs, and document photos in Google Drive.
- Care for Greenery plant inventory at our HQ/studio, ensuring plants are watered and cared for.
- Continuously develop horticultural skills and proficiency in operating and troubleshooting automated systems.
- Actively participate and contribute to meetings, projects, and company initiatives.
- Strong interest in interior tropical plants.
- Minimum of 1 year experience working with plants in a professional setting or a degree in horticulture.
- Possess a smartphone and the ability to navigate public transit around NYC.
- Demonstrated strong work ethic, reliability, and attention to design and detail.
- Ability to lift objects weighing 30 lbs regularly.
- Passion for plants and a positive attitude with a sense of humor.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and diverse work environment, demonstrating adaptability, resilience, and a proactive approach to handling multiple tasks and challenges simultaneously
- Ability to work on ladders (range 6-12')
- Availability to work 1 weekend shift
- Most work tasks are performed in a space where the environmental conditions vary widely.
- Must be able to stand for up to 10 hours per day.
- Must be able to exert well-paced ability to reach other departments of the property or other areas on a timely basis.
- Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs.
- Must be able to move items weighing in excess of 50 lbs. routinely.
- Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to perform daily tasks.
- Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity
- Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates.
- Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
- Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
- Must be able to work well under pressure managing multiple deadlines. Pay Rate: $25/hour
Salary : $25