Nursery Grower

Loen Nursery seeks individual for Nursery Grower. We are a family-owned nursery business with retail, contractor supply and growing operations. Our office is in Sherwood, Oregon.

Job Responsibilities

Manages, organizes pre-inventory prep and assists as needed.

Manages and trains section crews

Nursery Farming, working with the weather to do task at best opportune times.

Pest and weed control

Participates in pesticide, herbicide application, assures done complete and correct.

Effective use of equipment and crew organization

Manages all aspects of growing stock to include planting, fertilizing, weeding, tagging, staking, inventory, spacing, and shifting up.

Manages crew to include training, quality workmanship, inspection

Time Management works to meet deadlines of production schedule, willing to work extra as needed.

Pulls and prepares all plants for orders for shipment and in-house transfers

Plant Activation

Monitors irrigation needs, drip and overhead

Qualifications

3 year minimum experience in nursery growing

2 or 4 degree or comparable work experience

Experience in operating tractor equipment

English/Spanish is a PLUS

Knowledge in plant identification

Applicant must be dependable, responsible, organized, meets deadlines, has a sense of urgency, willing to work extra as needed.

Benefits

Paid Vacation, Holidays

Health Insurance

Plant Discount

Nice People to work with