Job Opportunities
Nursery Manager
Seeking Nursery Manager candidate for an immediate full-time position. Reporting directly to the business owner, the ideal candidate will be a natural leader and detail-oriented problem solver, who has a thorough understanding of greenhouse/nursery operations.
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
Responsibilities Includes everything related to:
- Plant Growing
- Plant Inventory
- Plant Production
- Nursery Facilities
- Nursery Purchasing
- Nursery Staff Supervision & Hiring
- Nursery Organization
- Interdepartmental Coordination
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 + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year
Qualifications
If you have the following experience and can demonstrate a positive and friendly can-do work ethic, positively motivate staff, have strong organizational and communication skills, take initiative, and pay acute attention to detail we would like to hear from you.
- College degree in Horticulture or related field
- At least 5 years of supervisory experience in a plant nursery environment.
- Excellent technology skills: Office 365 – Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Google Docs, Etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Effective delegation skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Exceptional time management skills.
- Excellent report analyzation skills.
Employee Classification: Salary Permanent Full Time
Compensation: $50,000 to $60,000 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 3 professional references. jobs@plantdelights.com
Turf, Pest, and Disease 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 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 the nutrition, disease control and pest management of the turf areas as well as the pest and weed control operations. This position requires the spraying of various organic and non-organic fertilizers and pesticides as a regular part of the job.
Job Responsibilities:
- Implements all nutrition, pest management, and plant health program.
- Turf health.
- Aeration, seeding and fertilization.
- Scout and monitor for disease and nutrition issues.
- Proactive communication with supervisors to develop plant health 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: Hourly Permanent Full Time
Compensation: Starting at $18.30/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
Order Prep Lead
Seeking Order Prep Lead candidate for an immediate full-time position. Must have experience with Microsoft products and be able to function in other related programs to effectively perform this role.
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
The ideal candidate will have the abilities to perform the following duties:
Requirements:
- Communicate between the Shipping Supervisor and shippers’ daily goals
- Ability to monitor for accurate order pulling, processing, and staging
- Ensure appropriate documentation is maintained
- Check on the quality of the plants
- Accurately determine the release of the staged orders
- Communicate procedures and processes to trainees
- Monitor that work areas are clean, neat and organized
- Help to ensure plants arrive safely
- Ensure on site customers are properly greeted
- Punctual and have a great work ethic
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- 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
- Plant knowledge is helpful, but not required
- 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, particularly stocking.
- Occasional weekend work required may include assisting with; Tours, Open Houses or Education Center classes.
Qualifications
Driver's license (preferred)
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.
Employee Classification: Hourly Permanent Full Time
Compensation: $15.00/hour
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 3 professional references. jobs@plantdelights.com
Shipping/Receiving Lead
Seeking a Shipping/Receiving Lead candidate for an immediate full-time position. Must have experience with Microsoft products and able to function in other related programs to effectively preform this role. 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 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.
The ideal candidate will have the abilities to perform the following duties:
Requirements:
- Communicate daily goals between administration and shippers
- Ability to monitor for accurate shipping records
- Ensure appropriate documents are included with the appropriate shipments
- Check on required carriers arrival and follow-up where appropriate
- Accurately determine that service levels are appropriately applied
- Communicate procedures and processes to trainees
- Monitor that work areas are clean, neat, and organized
- Help to ensure plants arrive safely
- Ensure on site customers are properly greeted
- Punctual and have a great work ethic
Job Description
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- 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
- Plant knowledge is helpful, but not required
- 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 but may include assisting with Tours, Open Houses, or Education Center classes
Qualifications
License: Drivers (Preferred)
Employee Classification: Hourly, Permanent Full Time
Benefits: We offer an extensive benefits plan that includes Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, and a company matching Simple IRA. We also have paid Public Holidays, PTO, and Vacation days.
Standard Business Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm 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
Employee Classification: Hourly Permanent Full Time
Compensation: $15/hr
Standard Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm + eight open nursery and garden sales weekends each year
Send cover letter and resume 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