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SalaryStrawberry Fields LLC is a small, woman-owned landscape design and installation company located in Silver Spring/Takoma Park MD. We are looking for a qualified Plant care specialist (part-time, seasonal) to help care for our nursery plants onsite at our new urban farm in Beltsville MD (Lillian Farms) and help complete local deliveries. The candidate will help with the following:
- Moving plant material when plant deliveries arrive, organizing plant material for local deliveries
- Caring for plant material (pruning, cleaning, watering, fertilizing as needed)
- Loading and unloading plant material for landscape projects
- Helping keep small nursery organized and tidy
- Help us grow and build nursery space
- Complete local deliveries of plants to local customers
- Care and grow new plants for cut flowers
Required skill set:
- An interest and passion in horticulture, Plant care and landscaping
- Background in gardening and horticulture preferred, 1+ years
- Able to work during the week, occasional weekends needed for watering
- Team worker
- Great organization and communication skills
- Able to lift 30-50 lbs
- Able to work in different weather conditions (heat, light rain, cold)
- Must be detailed oriented! Keeping plants alive is an important job.
- Requirement - valid drivers license. Must be able to help with deliveries (will use company truck provided)
- Bonus - bring creativity to the position by helping us grow and imagine better ways to organize and use nursery space
We are a small, woman-owned landscape design and installation business, we are looking for the right candidate to join our company - Thank you!
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20 – 30 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Experience:
- Landscape maintenance: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: Multiple locations
