ASSISTANT GROWER – KRAEMER’S NURSERY
Posted: 2/18/25
Kraemer’s Nursery, Inc. is a family-owned wholesale nursery operating in the Mt. Angel area since 1968. We grow a wide variety of woody shrubs and ornamentals, including broadleaf evergreens, conifers, grasses, flowering shrubs, perennials, roses, small fruits, Japanese maples and more. We ship to a national customer base that includes major retailers, independent nurseries/garden centers, re-wholesalers, and landscapers. Kraemer’s Nursery takes pride in being a family owned and operated business. We strive to nurture positive, long-term relationships with our customers, suppliers, and employees.
We are recruiting for an Assistant Grower. Successful candidate will have a four-year degree in Horticulture or Agriculture and be bi-lingual in English and Spanish. The salary range, depending on education and experience, is $75,000 – $90,000 annually. Fringe benefits include health, dental and vision insurance, FSA and/or HSA account options, paid time-off, 401(k) with safe harbor match, employee discount, dependent care, and parental leave.
The Assistant Grower (AG) reports to the Production Manager. The AG’s primary responsibilities include assisting with the direction, management, and coordination of the duties of the Site Supervisors and Section Growers. The AG will assist with the planning and preparation of the nursery production plan, monitoring growing, potting and field planting. The AG will work closely with all departments in a cooperative and collaborative manner to ensure overall cost effective and efficient nursery operations. The AG will participate in and support the training of all employees in the basic methodologies of Continuous Improvement/Lean and collaborate with leaders within the company to identify and prioritize Continuous Improvement/Lean opportunities.
Specific Duties
- Work closely with Production Manager, Site Supervisors and Section
- Growers to grow and maintain quality plants for our customers.
- Provide support and planning to production crews to ensure the most efficient use of labor and equipment.
- Track and support tasks established at Manager meetings and Section Grower meetings.
- Communicate with Sales team to address concerns, timing and/or status of crops.
- Work with all cultural aspects of growing plants at the nursery including irrigation, soil and plant health, fertilization, and chemical applications.
- Communicate and enforce company policies.
- Follow proper chain of command to receive work instructions and report any problems or concerns to the Production Manager.
- Perform all work in a safe and efficient manner.
General Duties
Become a valuable growing resource, supporting the operational success of the nursery, and perform any other reasonable task as required by management and in accordance with applicable laws.
Mental and Physical Requirements
- Specific knowledge of agricultural practices.
- Able to climb up and down equipment.
- Lift up to 50 pounds.
- Able to operate hand tools (such as trimmers, fertilizer applicators, backpack blowers).
- Able to operate machinery (such as tractors, forklifts, case loaders).
- Ability to operate a personal computer.
- Ability to demonstrate company customer service philosophy.
- Ability to dial, hear and respond to telephone or in-person inquiries and daily assignments.
- Ability to coordinate customer service activities with staff in and outside the office.
- Ability to read, understand and carry out verbal and written instructions.
- Ability to move around the office with occasional lifting, bending and reaching.
- Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
- Ability to maintain and file documents.
- Ability to sit at a desk or computer terminal, writing, typing, keying and coding information.
Work Environment Characteristics
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, insects, or agricultural chemicals.
- Ability to perform duties both outside and inside in varying conditions including extreme heat, extreme cold, and wet and/or humid weather conditions.
- The work environment for this position may include observations near moving mechanical parts.
- Individual must be able to withstand the noise of forklifts, tractors, and other agricultural equipment.
Right to change
Management retains the right to add, subtract or change the duties of the position at any time.
Qualified individuals should submit a letter of interest and their current resume to [email protected]
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Posted: 2/27/25
Easy Tree Nursery, in Rock Island, Tennessee, is a family-owned nursery which has been in continual operation since 1957. We grow and sell high-quality plants, trees, and shrubs. With a commitment to excellence, integrity, and customer satisfaction, we take pride in growing and delivering a diverse range of plants to landscapers, garden centers, and other wholesale distribution outlets. We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Assistant Production Manager to support our team in production, planning, and scheduling.
Job Summary:
Key jobs include overseeing daily nursery operations, including scheduling plant production, propagation, planting, irrigation, pest management, and overall plant care. This position will work closely with the Production Manager and oversee workflows, production goals, and plant quality. Experience in nursery production is encouraged, and a passion for horticulture is a must.
Responsibilities:
Production & Operations:
- Schedule and oversee plant production
- Assist in planning and executing nursery production schedules, including propagation, transplanting, and pruning.
- Monitor plant health and implement best practices for watering, fertilization, pest/disease control, and weed management.
- Oversee irrigation systems, ensuring proper coverage and water conservation.
- Maintain production records and assist with inventory tracking.
- Ensure all equipment, tools, and materials are properly maintained and readily available.
Team Leadership & Supervision:
- Train, supervise, and support nursery staff in daily tasks and best practices.
- Ensure safe and efficient workflows, adhering to workplace safety guidelines.
- Assist in scheduling and assigning tasks to optimize labor efficiency.
Quality Control & Customer Satisfaction:
- Monitor plant quality and ensure high standards are met
- Assist with order fulfillment, ensuring accurate selection and preparation of plant material.
- Address production challenges and implement solutions to maintain product excellence.
Qualifications:
- Experience in nursery production, horticulture, agriculture, or a related field encouraged.
- Ability to schedule plant production and manage workflow effectively.
- Knowledge of plant propagation, irrigation, pest management, and nursery operations.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team in an outdoor work environment.
- Physical ability to work in various weather conditions and lift/move at least 50 lbs.
- Basic understanding of equipment maintenance and operation.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Work vehicle
- Employee discount on plants
- Training and mentoring from industry leaders
- 401k option and paid vacation benefits after 1 year
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Opportunities for professional growth and training.
- Work on an actively growing farm around people with a passion for plants and a drive to succeed.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send a resume and a brief cover letter to [email protected]
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Posted: 3/25/25
Fall Creek® is an international world leader in the blueberry industry, that is creating a world with better blueberries through the best genetics, plants and grower support. Our mission is to focus on delivering exceptional plants, building strong relationships, and providing responsive customer service. In order to do that we focus to provide our clients and employees with humility, passion, integrity and passion. We are seeking a Fall Creek Assistant Production Manager who will be responsible for planning, prioritizing, and auditing all activities involved with plant production, growing, and shipping at a designated production site. This position also requires close collaboration with Propagation, Facilities, and Planning.
What you’ll do at Fall Creek:
- Oversees planting at one of the US production sites including: collecting and prepping production material, setting up production equipment, space planning, improving production efficiencies, and meeting and recording production targets.
- Plans and prioritizes all shipping functions for maximum efficiency including: labor planning, quality control adherence and reporting, and meeting shipping deadlines.
- Directs the growing of plants to company specification through proper irrigation, fertilization, cultural care, disease prevention, etc.
- Uses horticulture skills and knowledge to evaluate plant health factors and makes growing recommendations
- Develops and implements efficient labor plans based on current and future needs.
What you bring to Fall Creek:
- Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in horticulture or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience Managing or supervising a production farm or horticultural operation.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite.
How to apply: Visit our website: www.fallcreeknursery.com/career and click on Assistant Production Manager. You will need to create an account to apply. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 541.647.1676.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Posted: 3/14/25
Our wholesale nursery currently has an opportunity for a detail-oriented individual to join our team. Core duties would be to work closely with a group of existing customers (partners) in coordinating our efforts to their expectation. Candidates must be proficient in communication, both verbal as well as written. Along with basic formatting spreadsheets with an emphasis on accuracy.
Additional qualities/experience needed:
- General familiarity with plant varieties and standards
- Enjoy participating in solutions
- Works well in a team setting
- Self-driven and accepts responsibility
- Desire for both personal and professional growth Spanish helpful, and honesty and effort paramount.
Additional responsibilities could be available based on one’s interest and experience. Compensation based on final job description. Benefits include medical and dental insurance, life insurance, vacation and sick leave, and retirement plan.
Please send resume (with references) and salary history to: Highland Meadow Nursery10377 S. Toliver RdMolalla, OR 97038
Or email [email protected].
EXPERIENCED LANDSCAPER NEEDED
Posted: 1/30/25
Full-time, experienced landscape person wanted. Maintenance, planting, pruning and irrigation system operation on first-class properties. $16-$20 per hour DOE. English speaking required. Valid drivers’ license and good driving record. Able to operate mowers, blowers, etc. Clean-cut appearance, dependable, a good worker and good with people.
Apply at: [email protected]
HEAD GROWER
Posted: 2/12/25
Join Our Team as a Head Grower at Heirloom Roses! Are you passionate about plants and people? Do you dream of making the world more beautiful, one rose at a time? If so, Heirloom Roses might be the perfect place for you!
About Us: Heirloom Roses is a fast-growing, family-owned company based in St. Paul, Oregon. Our nursery thrives on nurturing exquisite, ownroot roses, shipped across the United States and Canada. We are dedicated to beauty, quality, and community, with a fun, collaborative workplace culture that values growth—for our plants and our people.
About the Role: As the Head Grower, you will lead our nursery operations, ensuring both our plants and team members thrive. This role involves managing plant cultivation, mentoring a diverse workforce, and embracing innovative technologies like RFID, automation, and robotics to keep our nursery at the forefront of horticultural advancements. Starting at $70k, depending on experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Growing Plants: Oversee all aspects of plant production, control of nutrients, climate, and pest management. Monitor crop development, direct technical applications, and uphold quality standards to cultivate high-quality plants.
- Growing People: Lead, train, and mentor a diverse team, fostering a supportive, inclusive environment.
- Growing Possibilities: Innovate and streamline processes, evaluate new technologies, and implement strategies for efficiency and sustainability.
- Communicate effectively and positively with everyone from leadership to team members in the greenhouse.
About You: We are looking for an adaptable leader who is a natural community builder and embraces new ways of doing things.
Our ideal candidate has:
- A Bachelor’s degree in horticulture or a related field (preferred)
- 3+ years of nursery or greenhouse management experience
- A passion for innovation and technology in horticulture
- Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, including the ability to connect with a diverse workforce
- Proficiency in English and Spanish is a plus.
Why Join Heirloom Roses?
- Be part of a mission-driven company committed to beauty, quality, and growth.
- Work in a beautiful, historic setting in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
- Enjoy a fun and casual work environment with a professional edge.
- Thrive in a company that values its employees and invests in their success.
Apply Now to become a part of the Heirloom Roses family and help us make the world more beautiful, one rose at a time.
Apply to: [email protected]
HELP WANTED
Posted: 1/3/24
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Sanford, FL 32771
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HELP WANTED
Posted: 1/3/24
Loen Nursery, Inc. – Wholesale Growers & Suppliers of High Quality Plants We are always looking for career oriented skilled
staff. Our operations include wholesale growing, shipping, landscape contractor sales, and retail nursery. If you have the interest and skills needed to be a part of our team, please apply. We are growers of container and field grown ornamentals.
We are looking for people in the following areas:
- Sales / Customer Service (Wholesale/Retail)
- Production / Growers / Supervisors
- Shipping and Receiving
- Inventory / Office Management and Admin / Purchasing
- Pesticide / IPM Managers and Applicators
- Irrigation Management / Skilled Laborers
- Outside sales throughout U.S. and Canada
- Controller / Accounting Manager
- Horticultural Website Developer
Applicants with specific work experience or education in the nursery industry is desired. Computer skills, Spanish / English bilingual, plant ID knowledge and equipment operation skills also preferred.
Pay commensurate with experience. Benefits to include: Paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, medical and dental insurance. Respond with resume to [email protected] to the specific job for which you qualify.
For more information, please visit us online at www.loennursery.com.
PLANT HEALTH MANAGER
Posted: 3/14/25
Everde Growers is seeking a dedicated and experienced Plant Health Manager to oversee our plant health initiatives at our Forest Grove farm. Responsible for managing the year round activities of the plant health departments which includes pest control and irrigation operations, disease control, weed control, planting media management, fertilizer management, irrigation control assistance, and overall safety.
Qualifications: Prior experience managing a team, including evaluations, training, feedback and performance corrections. Bachelors or 1–2 years related exp and/or training, or combination of education/experience. Must have a valid drivers’ license and a valid Private Pesticide Applicator license, or able to obtain within 6 months of employment. Effective communication skills both verbal and written; bilingual Spanish helpful. Knowledge of MS Office platforms.
To apply email resume to [email protected].
PROPERTY AND OPERATIONS PROJECT MANAGER
Posted: 3/14/25
Overview: We are seeking a dedicated and hardworking Property and Operations Project Manager to join our team. This role involves maintaining our property, greenhouses, and buildings. This job also includes assisting with day-to-day operations of our businesses along with seasonal duties that arise. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of construction, horticulture/farming, and irrigation as well as have a flexible, reliable, and positive attitude. This person will work and report directly to the owners. Owners will communicate key projects, deadlines, and objectives that need to be met to ensure our business and properties are maintained.
Key Responsibilities
Property Maintenance:
- Help maintain the property’s infrastructure, including irrigation, fields, orchard, roads, hedges/fences, landscaped areas, weed control, insect/pest control and any other general upkeep or expansion.
- Maintain organization and stock level of all maintenance and construction supplies.
Greenhouse Maintenance:
- Ensure greenhouses doors, walls, roofs, heaters, fans are in working order as well as repair any damage from weather or normal wear and tear on structure.
- Timely management of minor fixes in irrigation systems, hoses, fertilizer injectors, heating and cooling systems to ensure optimal plant growth.
Building Maintenance:
- Assist with repairs and maintenance of farm buildings, rental houses and other facilities, ensuring they are safe, functional, organized and well maintained.
- Ensure shipping area is clean, clear, and organized.
Seasonal Duties:
- Participate in seasonal planting, growing, and maintenance of plants.
- Aid in stocking and organizing plants for sale that have been grown onsite.
- Help with event/promotion setup and tear down.
- Assist with setting up or moving of fixtures on our sales floor.
- Assist with unloading and stocking incoming products as needed
- Assist in customer service as needed during events, busy sales periods or during staff shortages.
Qualifications
Basic Construction Knowledge:
- Familiarity with general construction principles to assist in building and facility maintenance tasks.
- Understanding greenhouse structures, including assembly and maintenance, to support plant growth effectively.
Maintenance Skills:
- Ability to perform routine property maintenance and repairs on the farm, rental homes and landscape areas.
- Knowledge of irrigation systems, maintenance and repairs
- Farm or nursery crop production growing experience is a plus
Physical Fitness:
- Ability to perform physical tasks, including lifting heavy objects, bending, and working outdoors in various weather conditions.
Communication Skills:
- Good verbal communication skills to interact effectively with owners and team members.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team and independently with strong work ethic.
- Capable of identifying issues, implementing practical solutions and communicating with owners especially in maintenance tasks.
Safety Awareness:
- Knowledge of safety protocols related to construction, maintenance, and farm work to ensure a safe working environment.
Character Qualities and Attitude Needed:
- Alertness-Being aware of grounds, plants, employees and customers to have the right response to each situation.
- Creativity-Ability to think outside the box and develop unique solutions to challenges that arise on the farm/property.
- Dependability- Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and follow company procedures.
- Diligence- Investing time and energy to complete each task assigned.
- Enthusiasm- A sense of agency, purpose and gratitude for the day and work.
- Orderliness- Ability to keep supplies, storage spaces and workflow clean and organized.
- Flexibility-Must be adaptable to changing tasks and schedules, as our business and property needs can vary significantly with the seasons.
- Hospitality- Help create an environment at our businesses where customers feel welcome.
- Initiative-A self-starter who can identify tasks that need to be done without always being directed. Ability to stay motivated and productive while working independently.
- Integrity- Having consistent and honest actions, values and behaviors.
- Joyfulness-Maintain a good attitude, even when faced with unpleasant conditions.
- Humility-A respectful attitude towards colleagues and a readiness to learn from feedback and experiences.
- Willingness to work cooperatively with others and contribute to the goals of the business.
Compensation and Benefits
- Full-time, year-round position
- $24-$28 per hour
- Medical and dental insurance
- IRA
- 160 hours of PTO annually.
Please send resume to [email protected].
RESEARCH FARM TECHNICIAN
Posted: 3/14/25
Fall Creek® is an international world leader in the blueberry industry, that is creating a world with better blueberries through best genetics, plants and grower support. Our mission is to focus on delivering exceptional plants, building strong relationships, and providing responsive customer service. In order to do that we focus to provide our clients and employees with humility, integrity and passion. We are seeking a Fall Creek Research Farm Technician who will be responsible for assisting with the Fall Creek research farm operations. This position will be contributing to a world class research and development farm that produces some of the best blueberry varieties in the world. This position would be a valuable member of and a large contributor to the Global Research and Development team.
What you’ll do at Fall Creek: 1) Responsible for the accurate field data collection, recording, data entry, and extraction of data in the Fall Creek database to support the variety development program. 2) Planting, field mapping, tagging, and recording of seedlings and selections. 3) Leads the high chill machine harvest fresh data collection including pre-harvest and postharvest activities. 4) Responsible for managing all applied research post-harvest trials. 5) Responsible for coordination, set-up, and cleanup of fruit tastings with Sales and Grower’s Support throughout the harvest season.
What you bring to Fall Creek:
1) Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in horticulture, botany, agriculture, or a related field or at least 4 years of work experience in a related field. 2) Solid knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to provide detailed reporting using Excel spreadsheets. 3) Strong alpha-numeric data entry skills. Requires general database knowledge.How to apply: Visit our website: www.fallcreeknursery.com/career and click on Research Farm Technician. You will need to create an account to apply. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 541.203.4726.