What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursery Greenhouse Worker position at Caras Nursery & Landscape?
Our local nursery is looking for motivated individuals to join our growing team for the Spring 2025 season!
Caras Nursery has been in operation for more that 100 years and is a pillar in the Missoula community. We pride ourselves on supplying our community with the best-quality plants, tools, and service, giving customers everything that they need to be successful in their own gardens.
Our growing operation accounts for tens of thousands of the plants, hanging baskets, patio pots, and more that we sell in our retail greenhouse, as well as designing and growing out custom planters for folks all around the city. We operate out of a non-retail greenhouse on the premises and work closely within a small team. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in horticulture, greenhouse operations, flower pot design, and/or learning about the more technical side of growing ornamental plants.
Essential Functions/Duties/Requirements:
Assist in the Caras greenhouse production department to assure quality product is grown for sale in our retail greenhouses. Maintain area cleanliness, follow instructions, and act in accordance to rules and regulations set by Caras Nursery.
- Greenhouse: Prepare pots and trays for planting-assemble containers and fill them with soil. Plant, move, pinch, space plants. Load carts. Move plant material within and between greenhouses. Hang hanging baskets. Set down trays/containers. Receive shipments of plants. Remove trash. Clean the greenhouse. Weed.
- Environment: Must be able to work in all greenhouse conditions including wet, humid, dusty, dirty, and extreme hot/cold temperatures.
- Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift or move up to 25lbs, and push/pull racks on wheels of 100lbs with or without reasonable accommodation. Job requires employees to be on their feet for long periods of time, sit, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch or crawl with or without reasonable accommodation. Must have specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, and color vision. Job requires the ability to read and write English.
In addition to the duties identified above, employees at Caras are responsible for working together in a productive and efficient manner. This is a seasonal position with employment early March-June. Position is ideally full-time, but part-time positions are also available. This is an entry-level position, no previous experience in horticulture is necessary. Horticulture, factory, repetitive motion, greenhouse, or labor experience preferred. Ability to follow instructions and work well with a small team is required.
If interested, email a copy of your resume and a brief description of yourself and any relevant experience to Cormac at grower@carasnursery.com.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal
Pay: From $14.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Paid training
Shift:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Missoula, MT 59804 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Missoula, MT 59804: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $14