Find a career in the local green industry with the latest employment opportunities from members of the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association.
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Plant Trials Manager
Position Type / Hours: Full-time with average week 40 hours; must be willing to work additional hours as needed (whatever it takes to accomplish goals and objectives).
The Plant Trials Manager will be responsible for the management of new products, trial and demonstration gardens, and the Gardens Department staff. They will perform various operational and supervisory functions to ensure the effective operation of the Gardens Department at North Creek Nurseries by ensuring that prescribed schedules, policies, and procedures are followed.
Job Activities / Duties:
Design, install, and maintain display, trial and demonstration gardens at both growing locations
Accession, maintain, evaluate trial plants and plant collections
Maintain open lines of communication with plant suppliers, universities, botanic gardens and arboreta
Manage and maintain positive relationships with the new product network of breeders, genetics companies, and plant finders
Manage Gardens Department staff (including interns) in executing day-to-day tasks
Interface with Sales, Marketing and Operations to assure successful launch of new product introductions
Administrate the royalty process (quarterly, semi-annually and annually), both incoming and outgoing
Work with Marketing Manager to develop and manage Gardens Department plant budget
Represent North Creek’s new product offerings via webinars, lectures, sales meetings to customers, and workshops
Perform additional duties as required
Job Knowledge:
Extensive gardening, garden design and native plant knowledge, with emphasis on ecology
Job Success Factors:
Strong time management and organizational skills are essential
Effective listening and communication skills; can organize thoughts well and express them in a clear manner
Invest the time and effort to do a good job; take pride in accomplishments
Exercise initiative; is a team player; has a positive “can-do / will do” outlook Keep supervisor appropriately informed
Ability to work weekends or after hours when required
Maintain a clean working area (“starts clean, works clean, finishes clean”)
Work in a safe manner, reporting any unsafe conditions or safety incidents
Follow and sustain LEAN Flow or Working Smarter program in day-to-day tasks
Follow Systems Approach to Nursery Certification (SANC) practices in day-to-day tasks and strive for continual improvement of our facility practices and internal procedures
Skills / Qualifications:
Ability to direct others in the completion of tasks
Strong computer skills—proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is required; experience with working in Adobe Creative Cloud platforms helpful
Experience and comfort with public speaking and creative writing
Ability to work in all weather conditions at tasks that are sometimes physically demanding
Knowledge of perennial plant propagation helpful
Interested applicants should send resume and cover letter to Human Resources Manager at employment@northcreeknurseries.com.
Equipment Technician/Mechanic
Quality Turf, Inc is in search of a full-time equipment technician/mechanic. Job responsibilities include maintaining and repairing tractors, mowers, harvesters, forklifts, and 18-wheelers. Must be able to prioritize work and complete tasks in a timely manner. Must be willing to assist with other tasks around the farm as management sees fit. Minimum of three years experience required, experience operating a forklift preferred.
Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent
Minimum of 3 years experience
Must be able to lift 50lbs. and work outdoors.
Flexibility to work over 40 hrs. per week, as needed
Must be able to work during our regular schedule Mon-Fri, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please submit your resume to info@qualityturfnc.com.
Quality Turf, Inc is a provider of top quality warm season turfgrass. We offer nine different varieties of sod suitable for a range of conditions and uses, including athletic fields, golf courses, large commercial projects, and residential lawns. We have been proudly serving Southeastern North Carolina and surrounding areas for over 30 years.
Commercial Landscape Maintenance Crew Members
Landmark Landscapes is currently hiring full time Commercial Landscape Maintenance Crew Members with great opportunities of advancement in our Charlotte and Raleigh division, must have capabilities of working with the team to complete the assigned tasks in a safe professional manor through safety training and best practices in operations within the time allocated by your supervisor. The Maintenance Crew Member reports to Crew Manager & Field Supervisor.
Primary Functions:
Mowing of grass
Edging of curbs, trim, and water lawns and flower beds
Weed, plant, and spread mulch
Blowing of leaves and brush
Pruning of trees and shrubs
Clean up
Knowledge and requirements:
Must possess knowledge of tools and equipment
Must be able to follow directions
Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
Must be able to work outdoors
Must be able to work Normal workdays M-TH, shift varies 6:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (with required overtime during growing season)
Preferably bilingual (English/Spanish)
Please submit your application at landmarklandscapes.net/employment. Landmark Landscapes is a drug free workplace and all employees must pass a pre-employment drug screening.
Business Manager for Wholesale Native Plant Nursery
Mellow Marsh Farm practices COVID-19 Safety - including distancing, masks, and handwashing
Mellow Marsh Farm, Inc seeks an experienced, energetic small business manager to take charge of our office and business operations. We are a leading wholesale producer of Native Plants in the Southeast, with over 20 years of success in the Green Industry. Our Business Manager will be responsible for several databases, will expedite plant sales, and will coordinate the work of office and nursery staff. Mellow Marsh Farm is located on 15 acres in Silk Hope in rural Chatham County, NC.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Position
1. Manage the nursery’s inventory database, tracking plant material under production, available for sale, and advance sales.
2. Handle daily bookkeeping, including accounts payable and receivable, materials ordering, and credit card activities (QuickBooks Pro)
3. Take lead with customer interactions and customer satisfaction. Field incoming customer orders and delegate efficiently to appropriate staff.
4. Expedite and support processing of customer orders through set up, scheduling, and shipping.
5. Support office staff with daily customer orders, coordinating with nursery staff to ensure order fulfillment.
Qualifications:
1. Proven database management skills. Access and Excel preferred or ability to learn quickly.
2. Experience with QuickBooks Pro for small businesses or ability to learn quickly.
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, highly professional phone skills.
4. Facility with chaos; ability to work effectively under stress.
5. Enthusiasm for Native Plants.
6. Experience maintaining small business computers, servers, and peripherals is a plus.
To Apply
This is an immediate opening. Salary commensurate with experience and capabilities. Please send letter of interest and resume to Joanie McLean at plantinfo@mellowmarshfarm.com with Position Opening in the subject line, or Mellow Marsh Farm, 1312 Woody Store Rd., Siler City, NC 27344.
Growing NC Landscape Company searching for Director of Business Development
Lucas Lawn & Landscape of Indian Trail, NC is an established company providing Landscape Installation, Lawn Maintenance and Irrigation Services with more than 75 employees. We are currently searching for a Director of Business Development to assist and spearhead our continued growth.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with Owner and CFO to develop and implement growth strategies.
Develop and implement any needed operational improvements and accountability measures.
Review standard operating procedures for each department and adjust as needed.
To be considered, the following criteria must be met:
Minimum of 10 years management level experience in the Landscape Industry
Strong communication skills
Effective problem solving skills
Willing to relocate to area, if necessary
Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities and executing agreed upon strategies
Computer literate – MS Office: Excel, Word & Outlook, Project Management Applications
The ideal candidate is looking forward to joining and leading a team of multicultural managers. Lucas Lawn & Landscape has more than 35 years of business experience and currently offers a complete benefit package including vacation, holidays, medical, dental and vision. Company is EOE.
Please send resumes to: Janet Languidey at janet@lucaslandscape.com
Landscape Designer/Sales
Landscape Designer/Sales position open at Greensboro's highest-rated Garden Center.
Work with customers to fulfill their landscape goals. Plan, design, estimate and direct installation. Position reports to the General Manager.
Contact Christina@GuilfordGardenCenter.com for details about our growing company and how you can profit!
Landscape Foreman
Supervise and train maintenance crews on all aspects of grounds maintenance services
Mowing, raking, digging and weeding of landscapes
Load and unload heavy equipment and planting material from trucks
Plan, coordinate, and collect equipment and materials needed each day
Attend and participate in crew and department general and safety meetings
Prepare timesheets and other daily paperwork as required by company
Maintain a working phone with the capabilities of using the LMN app
Safe driving of company owned vehicles (with or without trailers) and transporting crew members
Monitor and maintain irrigation controller (changing times, replacing heads, etc)
Provide offsite personnel support
Safe operation and maintenance of the following equipment:
Mowers-Push, walk behind and riding
Tillers, aerators
Edger, string trimmers and chain saws
Backpack blowers and sprayers
Hand tools such as shovels, picks, rakes and pruning tools
May be asked to assist in other divisions as needed
May be asked to help with snow removal in the winter months
Location: Louisburg, NC
Email wally@progreenlandscapesinc.com for details.
Nursery Manager
The Nursery Manager is responsible for obtaining profitable results through managing all aspects of our nursery operations, including management of personnel, operational functions, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Managing day to day operations, including supervising Nursery personnel
Ensuring personnel offer top level customer service
Maintaining proper inventory levels
Maintain all plant material in top quality condition
Maintaining overall look of the nursery
Processing incoming deliveries. Includes ensuring proper inventory counts, ensuring all new product is priced and tagged and merchandising new material throughout the nursery
Identify any personnel needs; then assist in the interview and staffing process
Responsible for educating and training staff
Enforce company policies and regulations outlined in our Employee Handbook
Qualifications:
Great customer service skills
(5) years’ experience in the Green/Horticulture Industry.
Management, Retail, and Garden Center experience a plus!
Strong knowledge of plants, including identification and diagnosis.
Comfortable with computers and technology.
Good communication skills with a willingness to educate and train staff.
Please note, as a small company, many times we are required to perform tasks well outside our Job Description.
Salary based on Garden Center, management, and Green Industry experience, among other factors.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Compensation based on experience
Location: 47 Waterford Business Center Way, Leland, NC 28451
Contact: Matt 910-408-9754 x16 or matt@crazynursery.com
Horticulturalist/Greenhouse Manager - Garden Center (Burlington/Mebane)
We are looking for an enthusiastic horticulturalist to join our team as our full-time Greenhouse/Nursery Manager! We need a candidate that is reliable, friendly and knowledgeable.
The main responsibilities include, but are not limited to, marketing, identifying plants, watering, ordering and receiving deliveries, and arranging & pricing new inventory. This position interacts with both retail and wholesale customers.
Perform horticultural duties involved in the preparation and maintenance of plants to include preparation of soils, planting, pruning and integrated pest management. A NC Pesticide License is preferred, but not required.
The candidate must be available to work Saturdays and be able to lift at least 50 lbs. The ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and within a small team is needed. Must have a valid driver’s license with clean driving record.
Education/Training: Work requires knowledge of landscape or horticulture acquired through a two-year Associate’s degree, four-year Bachelor’s degree, or two-year post-secondary education in horticulture, landscaping or a related field.
Minimum of two years’ experience in management.
Candidate can have an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
Compensation based on experience.
If you are interested in applying for the position, please email Susan@mebanemulch.com.
EXPERIENCED LANDSCAPE DESIGNER (Full-time or Part-time)
Logan’s Landscape Design is a department of Logan’s Garden Shop, a small, family-owned business serving the Triangle for over 50 years. Logan’s is well known as a community-based leader in the garden industry that strives to provide excellent products, advice and service to all guests.
The successful candidate will have a professional, welcoming personality that puts clients at ease, allowing them to best convey their ideas and needs. If you are an experienced landscape designer who is enthusiastic, people and service oriented, Logan’s might be the place for you! This position will best fit someone who loves client interaction and can use their experience, plus their plant and design knowledge, to create the landscape the client envisions.
Requirements:
• 5 years or more of landscape design experience is required. (This is not an entry-level position.)
• Must be detail-oriented providing excellent service to a wide variety of client needs, preferences and budgets, from first contact through design implementation.
• Must be very organized, dependable, and have superior time management skills.
• Be flexible; able to meet all deadlines, from internal review to client presentation.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, while managing various sized projects and designing for multiple clients simultaneously.
• Excellent plant material and basic plant care knowledge.
• Working knowledge of grounds management, landscape and hardscape installation, materials and procedures.
• Need excellent oral and written communication skills, attention to detail, and dedication to client satisfaction.
• Ability to convey your design ideas to clients verbally, as well as through hand or digital graphic techniques.
• Experience in using CRM Dynascape 360 preferred.
Responsibilities:
• Meeting with customers for consultations.
• Ability to work directly with clients and staff to complete designs in accordance with the client’s vision, budget, and deadline.
• Estimating, designing, and accurately completing projects in a timely manner.
• Occasionally overseeing site design installations.
• Managing digital and physical client folders.
• Implement designs according to the accepted standards of practice and local codes and/or ordinances.
Other Requirements:
• Logan’s normal hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hours may be extended seasonally. Availability on Saturdays is required. Typical work week will be five days.
• Satisfactory background and driver license checks required.
• Include wage range with cover letter and resume.
• Email resume with application located on www.logantrd.com or mail to HR, Logan Trading Co., 707 Semart Dr., Raleigh, NC 27604. Qualified applicants will be contacted for more information. Phone inquiries will not be accepted.
GREENHOUSE TEAM LEAD
Logans is a family owned retail garden center with a 52 year history located in downtown Raleigh, N.C. We are looking for a self-starting, energetic candidate to head up the day to day sales and maintenance tasks of a high-volume retail tropical greenhouse. Four generations of the Logan family have created a retail environment that merges indoor with outdoors to create living environments with décor, outdoor furniture, garden supplies and accents.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Plant knowledge - including: light needs, watering needs, disease and insect issues
• Greenhouse Experience
• Retail Sales Experience
• Good Communication Skills
• Good Time Management and Organizational Skills
SAMPLING OF DUTIES
• Maintain an attractive, well stocked, clean department
• Merchandise products in attractive displays
• Help guests in selecting appropriate plants, pots and supplies;
• Dress up plants with wraps and bows when requested by guests
• Keep plants healthy and clean
• Help with receiving of new plant shipments by assisting in unloading trucks, pricing and displaying plants
• Make plant recommendation to buyer based on trends and guest requests
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional retail environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers/scanners, filing cabinets etc. This job operates in an indoor and outdoor environment. The employee will be expected to work outside in various kinds of weather.
Physical Demands
These physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Ability to regularly lift products and supplies up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to sit/stand for long periods of time.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., typically with one day off during the week. Closed Sundays. Saturdays are required. During Spring season – hours will shift to close at 7:00 p.m.
Other Requirements:
• Include wage range with cover letter and resume.
• Email resume with application located on www.logantrd.com or mail to HR, Logan Trading Co., 707 Semart Dr., Raleigh, NC 27604. Qualified applicants will be contacted for more information. Phone inquiries will not be accepted.
Branch Manager- Commercial Grounds Maintenance (Raleigh)
The Commercial Grounds Branch Manager is responsible for overall planning and performance of a Commercial Grounds Management Branch. This position is responsible for various Administrative and Management functions to support their position, some of which include the management of Account Managers, Production Managers, Enhancement Manager, and Enhancement Designer/Estimator. They must be an effective leader, have a solid work ethic, inspire others, and have a good understanding of Commercial Grounds Management. Other duties may be required as directed by the General Manager, Vice President. This position is a supporting position to the General Manager, Vice President.
Required Skills
• Must have hands on knowledge of grounds management and installation procedures.
• Must stay abreast of industry and market specific trends
• Ability to bend and stoop on a continual basis
• Ability to work outside in all weather conditions
• Ability to work around bees, poison ivy, pollen, thorns, ice and other environmental risks
• Must adhere to Bland Landscaping Company, Inc. policies.
• Must possess and maintain a NCDA pesticide applicator’s license
• Must have valid NC Driver’s license and maintain a good driving record
• Must have good communication skills and ability to motivate others
• Must assist in training of BLC employees
• Must work well with BLC customers
• Must seek out and be involved with Continuing Education opportunities
• Must network to promote BLC
Required Experience
• Must have a 2 or 4 year degree in related field and equivalent supervisory experience
As a Branch Manager your benefits will include the use of a Company Vehicle, Laptop, IPhone, Vacation, Sick Pay, 401k, Medical, Dental, LTD, STD & Life. Pay will be determined on experience.
Additional information and application can be found online at our website or using the hyperlink below. If you have questions please feel free to reach out to email BDominik@blandlandscaping.com.
View the online listing here.