Job Opportunities
Seasonal Shipper/Stocker - Both Part-Time & Full-Time
Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. at Juniper Level Botanic Garden has open positions for seasonal employees to work in our Shipping Department in a high energy, fast paced, team environment. 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.
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. We have one of the most extensive perennial trialing programs in the country. Our concern goes far beyond selling plants! 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 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.
Seasonal positions are short-term positions that last anywhere from few weeks to nine months.
Job Description
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Stocking, pulling, and packing plant orders
- Care and upkeep of containerized perennial plants
- Retail sales and customer service
- Must be open to assist other departments should the need arise.
- Occasional weekend work required may include assisting with; Tours, Open Houses or Education Center classes.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Enjoy physical and often dirty work in all types of weather
- Enjoy working with an energetic, flexible, and outgoing team
- Must be able to walk on uneven surfaces, bend, kneel and often carry heavy items
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time
- Work various hours of 25 - 40 hours per week based on the business needs
- Flexibility to work some weekends, as needed, is a plus
- Plant knowledge is helpful, but not required
- Ability to pay acute attention to detail
- Punctual and have a great work ethic
Employee Classification: Hourly Seasonal Full Time
Compensation: $13.00 Hourly
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year
Please send resume with a detailed description of work history and 3 professional references to Jobs@PlantDelights.com
Farm Maintenance Specialist
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 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 through 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
We are seeking a full-time Farm Maintenance Specialist for our Garner area plant nursery. The ideal candidate should possess skills in carpentry, electrical work, irrigation, plumbing, equipment maintenance, and ideally, welding. Experience in a nursery/greenhouse setting is preferred. As a qualified applicant, you must be capable of assessing, troubleshooting, and making necessary repairs in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform routine preventive farm maintenance and repairs to greenhouses, equipment, structures and grounds.
- Electrical
- Mechanical (farm equipment, carts and vehicles)
- Carpentry
- Basic construction (welding)
- Landscape related structural work
- Irrigation and plumbing
- Assist manager with troubleshooting, diagnosing problems and routine checks
- Read and follow equipment manuals
- Contribute and implement new ideas to improve operational processes.
Compensation: starting at $18.75 to $20.20 per hour, depending on experience.
Benefits: We offer extensive benefit plans that include health, dental & vision insurance and a company matching Simple IRA. We also have paid public holidays, paid time off & vacation days.
Standard Business Hours: Monday – Friday 8 am - 5 pm plus eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year
Qualifications
Key Characteristics/Skills desired:
- Ability to lift 50 pounds multiple times per day.
- Ability to withstand extreme weather conditions, including heat, rain, and cold.
- Ability to understand the operation of heavy machinery.
- Comfortable working from ladders, or scaffolds.
- Willingness to work weekends, off-shifts, and overtime as required.
- Strong teamwork skills.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 2-5 years of experience in maintenance
Employee Classification: Hourly Permanent Full Time
Compensation: Starting at $18.75 to $20.20
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year
If you are a physically fit, self-motivated individual with a background in nursery/greenhouse maintenance, we encourage you to send your resume and professional references to Jobs@plantdelights.com 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