Position: Planting Technician

Job Type: Full-time, seasonal

Pay 16.00/hour

Job Description:

Bath Nursery Operations is seeking a full-time Planting Technician to assist in daily nursery duties and customer tree and shrub plantings. This position involves top-notch customer service and the ability to organize and schedule customer plantings and deliveries. The main task involves material management of required plant inventory in and out of the nursery on a daily basis. One of the main duties of this position is delivery and/or planting of plants (usually trees and shrubs) to a customer’s residence. The ability to drive larger box trucks and a small dump truck is required. Distance traveled can range anywhere from a couple of miles up to forty miles.

Job Qualifications:
Education & Experience

· Basic Plant Identification

· Tree/Plant Nursery experience preferred

· Basic computer skills and data input knowledge

· Valid Driver’s License

· Delivery experience

· Landscaping experience

· Ability to speak or learn basic Spanish helpful but not required

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

· Must be able to work in inclement weather when needed.

· Must be able to work and communicate.

· Must maintain a pleasant and courteous attitude.

· Must be detail orientated and have strong organizational skills.

· Must be able to work both independently and in team situations.

· Must be able to multi-task while still maintaining attention to detail.

· Excellent attendance, punctuality, dependability, reliability.

· Must have the ability and feel comfortable driving larger trucks for deliveries.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to work outside as needed and to sit, talk, hear, and remain sedentary. The employee is constantly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls and to drive vehicles. Must be able to extend hand and arms, as many tasks involve reaching with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and walk.

The employee must occasionally lift up to 50 lbs. and be able to push, pull and/or move up to 75 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person