Job Opportunities
Botanical Garden IPM Technician
Seeking garden/ornamental plant field production Integrated Pest Management technician for an immediate permanent benefited full-time position.
We are Plant Delights Nursery/Juniper Level Botanic Garden, a perennial plant nursery established in Raleigh in 1986, offering unique, rare, well grown, and properly named perennials to passionate gardeners around the world. Despite being best known as a nursery, we actually exist for our work as a private 28-acre botanical garden and plant research facility focusing on ex-situ plant conservation, plant exploration, breeding, and making plants available via propagation. We are a family-owned company with a mission to support research, education and the exploration of plants through the sales of unique perennial plants.
Our nursery and garden provide an opportunity to work indoors and outdoors year-round, so we have a casual dress code, a diverse staff, and a friendly working environment.
Job Description
This position is responsible for weed control, disease control, pest management, and nutrition of the garden and field production areas. This position requires the spraying of pesticides as a regular part of the job, but this must be done by always opting for the most effective and environmentally friendly option.
Job Responsibilities:
- Implements all pest management, nutrition and plant health programs (garden and turf)
- Scout and monitor for pest, nutrition and disease issues
- Compliant equipment operation and chemical storage
- Proactive communication with supervisors to develop and implement plant health strategies, and with staff about pesticide application and re-entry periods.
Qualifications
Our ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Up to date knowledge of plant health problems and solutions
- Sound, work-related thought processes
- Passion for working outdoors and especially with plants
- Physical durability including the ability to carry 50-pound backpack sprayers in challenging weather conditions
- Ease in troubleshooting and multi-tasking with flexibility to handle changing priorities.
Job Requirements:
Significant experience in chemical applications is required.
Some formal education or experience in horticulture is preferred and applicants with the following qualifications will be strongly considered:
- Valid NC Pesticide Applicators License
- Horticulture experience or degree.
Employee Classification: Hourly Permanent Full Time
Compensation: $18.25 - $20.25/hour, based upon experience
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year
Send a resume with a detailed description of work history along with 3 professional references Jobs@PlantDelights.com
HR/Bookkeeper
Seeking a Bookkeeper/Human Resource Specialist for an immediate full-time management team position. Must have experience with QuickBooks, Microsoft Office, Paylocity, Employee Navigator, E-Verify and other related programs to maintain accurate company's financials and carry out accounting duties.
Must have a solid background in Human Resource management and associated protocols including benefit management and management of various employee types--permanent and seasonal, OT exempt and non-exempt, wage and salary earners.
Position works very closely with owner to provide timely financial reporting.
We encourage you to submit your resume, if you have such experience and can demonstrate a positive and friendly can-do work ethic, have strong communication skills, take initiative, and pay acute attention to details.
We are Plant Delights Nursery/Juniper Level Botanic Garden, a 40 year old perennial plant mail order nursery and botanic garden. Our nursery and garden provide an opportunity to work indoors and outdoors year-round, so we have a casual dress code, a diverse staff, and a friendly working environment.
Job Description
The ideal candidate will have the requisite abilities to perform the following duties:
Accounting:
• Payables and receivables management
• Reconciling and balancing financial statements
• Banking
• Financial reporting
• Multi-state sales tax filing and management
• Manage general liability insurance requirements including audits
• Coordinating with the CPA
Payroll Management:
• Payroll processing and reporting
• Auditing timesheets
• Auditing biweekly, quarterly and annual payroll filings
• Simple IRA program management
Human Resources:
• Recruiting, screening and verifying
• On boarding
• Maintain good employee relations
• Maintain confidential employee files
• Employee benefits management, including open enrollments
• Management of paid and non-paid employee leave types
• Liaison for various employee and company insurers
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Clean driver’s license
• Experience in retail sales and customer service preferred
• Plant knowledge is helpful, but not required
Employee Classification: salary, exempt, permanent, full-time
Compensation: Salary: $48,000 to $52,000 annually based upon experience
Benefits: We offer an extensive benefits plan that includes health, dental & vision insurance, life insurance & a company matching simple IRA. We also have paid public holidays, PTO & vacation days.
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm plus 9 open nursery and garden event weekends each year
Send cover letter & resume with a detailed description of work history along with three professional references to jobs@plantdelights.com
Qualifications
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Clean driver’s license
• Experience in retail sales and customer service preferred
• Plant knowledge is helpful, but not required
Employee Classification: Salary Permanent Full Time
Compensation: Compensation: Salary: $48,000 to $52,000 annually based upon experience
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year
Send cover letter & resume with a detailed description of work history along with three professional references to jobs@plantdelights.com Send cover letter & resume with a detailed description of work history along with three professional references to jobs@plantdelights.com
Looking for something else? Excited about what we do? Become a volunteer!
Learn more about our volunteer program.
Employee Classification: Volunteer Part Time
Compensation: Exercise, fresh air, and the occasional free plant
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year
Email for more information: volunteer@jlbg.org