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Assistant Administrative Manager | Plant Health and IPM Technician | Nursery Grower Assistant | Nursery Production Specialist | Looking for something else? Excited about what we do? Become a volunteer!

Assistant Administrative Manager

Seeking an Assistant Administrative Manager for an immediate full-time position. Must have experience with Microsoft Office, operations and managing projects. 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 organizational and communication skills, take initiative, and pay acute attention to detail.

We are Plant Delights Nursery/Juniper Level Botanic Garden, a perennial plant nursery established in Raleigh in 1988, 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.

Benefits: We offer an extensive benefits plant that includes Health, Dental & Vision Insurance, Life Insurance & a company matching Simple IRA. We also have paid public holidays, PTO & vacation days.

Job Description

The ideal candidate will have the abilities to perform the following duties:

General Office Administration:

  • Maintain general business and office supplies
  • Order and coordinate receiving incoming supplies
  • Open House Preparations
  • Special Projects

Coordinate with outside vendors:

  • Phone system
  • Internet system
  • Networking system
  • Various software
  • Computer hardware
  • Credit card hardware
  • Various waste services
  • Vending machines
  • Event vendors
  • Additional general business vendors

Internal Support

  • Troubleshoot technology issues
  • Backup operational roles

Some duties may include but are not limited to:

  • Physical and dirty work in all types of weather
  • Working individually as well as with the team
  • Must be able to walk on uneven surfaces, bend, kneel and often carry heavy items (up to 30lbs)
  • Must be able to stand for long periods of time
  • Plant knowledge is helpful, but not required
  • Retail sales and customer service
  • Must be open to assist other departments should the need arise

Qualifications

Education: Bachelors (Preferred)

License: Drivers (Preferred)

Employee Classification: Salary Permanent Full Time
Compensation: $36,000 to $38,000
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year

Send cover letter and resume with a detailed description of work history along with 3 professional references to jobs@plantdelights.com


Plant Health and IPM Technician

Plant Delights Nursery/Juniper Level Botanic Garden, is 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 exist for our work as a private 28-acre botanic garden and plant research facility focusing on ex-situ plant conservation, plant exploration, breeding, and propagation. We have an open position for a Plant Health and IPM Technician as part of a high energy, fast paced team in the Garden and Research division. 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 offer a casual dress code, a diverse staff, and a friendly working environment.

Job Description

This position is to oversee the plant health and collections integrity of all outdoor plantings, including the monitoring, researching, and treatment of all pests and plant health related issues. This entails the spraying of various organic and non-organic pesticides as a regular part of the job.

 Job Responsibilities:

  • Weed, insect, and disease monitoring/management
    • Fire ants, voles, various insect pests, fungal and bacterial pathogens
  • Turf care and maintenance
    • Aeration, seeding and fertilization
  • Independent scouting and monitoring for issues
  • Proactive communication with supervisors to development strategies

 

Benefits:

  • Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance options
  • Simple IRA with company matching funds up to 3%
  • Paid Public Holidays
  • PTO and Vacation days

Qualifications

Some formal education or past experience in horticulture is preferred and applicants with the following qualifications will be strongly considered:

  • Valid NC Pesticide Applicators License (or ability to obtain one)
  • Horticulture experience or degree

 

Employee Classification: Salary Permanent Full Time
Compensation: Begins at $35,568.00 per year
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year

Send cover letter and resume with a detailed description of work history along with 3 professional references to Jobs@PlantDelights.com


Nursery Grower Assistant

Plant Delights Nursery is looking for a Nursery Grower Assistant to be a part of our plant growing team. This is a fast-paced job for a passionate plant nerd, working with the growing of nearly 2000 different plant taxa. 

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.

Job Description

  • Watering, Fertilizing, Pruning, Spacing, and other tasks associated with growing containerized plants
  • Scouting of crops in production
  • Communicate with lead grower and IPM specialist regarding scouting and crop health evaluation
  • Assist with supervision of seasonal nursery staff
  • Work with stocking specialist to ensure that only top quality plants are released for sale
  • Record computer data regarding plants as needed

 

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.

Qualifications

  • Preference given to those with a degree in Horticulture or Botany
  • Passion for learning about plants
  • In depth of knowledge and understanding of plants and plant growth
  • Good understanding of plant nomenclature
  • Self-motivated and able to work at a fast pace
  • Climatically durable and able to lift 25-50 lbs and be active on your feet for 8 consecutive hours
  • Detail oriented

Employee Classification: Hourly Permanent Full Time
Compensation: $18.27 to $19.23/hour
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year

Send cover letter and resume with a detailed description of work history along with 3 professional references to Jobs@PlantDelights.com


Nursery Production Specialist

Plant Delights Nursery is looking for a Nursery Production Specialist to be a part of our plant growing team. This is a fast-paced job for a passionate plant nerd, working with the growing of nearly 2000 different plant taxa. 

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.

Job Description

  • Propagation of plants by seed, spores, divisions, and cuttings
  • Plant production tasks including: potting, fertilizing, watering, etc.
  • Plant procurement and delivery to and from on-site greenhouses
  • Receive incoming shipments from offsite vendors
  • Operate equipment associated with above duties (skid steer, tractor, flat filler)
  • Compute data entry, tag printing, etc.
  • Other duties as needed
  • Record computer data regarding plants as needed

Qualifications

  • Preference given to those with a degree in Horticulture or Botany
  • Passion for learning about plants
  • In depth of knowledge and understanding of plants and plant growth
  • Good understanding of plant nomenclature
  • Self-motivated and able to work at a fast pace
  • Climatically durable and able to lift 25-50 lbs and be active on your feet for 8 consecutive hours
  • Detail oriented

Employee Classification: Hourly Permanent Full Time
Compensation: $18.27 to $19.23/hour based on experience
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year

Please send cover letter and resume with a detailed description of work history along with 3 professional references. 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