Plant Nursery Driver

Salary: $18 to $20 per hour

Plant Delivery Driver – Parrish, Florida

Full-time, Non-exempt position

 

EarthBalance is a company of employees who have a passion for restoring the natural environment. We are looking for a Plant Delivery Driver to ensure the timely delivery of our beautiful nursery plants. If you are self-motivated, organized, and positive – then we’d love to hear from you!

 

Duties:

• Deliver and pick up plants and plant material.
• Navigate a variety of routes throughout the state of Florida.
• Provide great customer service to clients receiving deliveries.
• Load and unload trucks.
• Assist the shop personnel with various tasks, as assigned.

 

Role Requirements:

• Must have a valid driver’s license in the state of Florida and a clean driving record.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-state and overnight travel may be required.

 

Benefits:

EarthBalance® offers competitive pay and benefits including:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (a company-sponsored pension)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• 2 weeks of paid vacation on your first year
• Paid holidays
• Paid training

 

Work Environment:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is performed in outside weather conditions, where the employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration.
• The employee will be frequently exposed to a variety of extreme weather and environmental conditions at project sites.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to:
  • Quickly move hands, hands together with arms, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
  • Keep hands steady while moving the arms or while holding arms and hands in one position.

• • Quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls or a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
  • See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down.

• The employee must regularly lift and move up to 50 pounds.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):

EarthBalance® is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  To give equal employment and advancement opportunities to all people, we make employment decisions at the Company based on each person's performance, qualifications, and abilities. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by law.