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.
Responsibilities Includes everything related to:
· Plant Growing
· Plant Inventory
· Plant Production
· Nursery Facilities
· Nursery Purchasing
· Nursery Staff Supervision & Hiring
· Nursery Organization
· Interdepartmental Coordination
If you have such 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.
Employee Classification: Salary, Permanent Full Time
Compensation: $50,000 to $60,000 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 + 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 to jobs@plantdelights.com