Plant Nursery Manager

We are seeking an experienced Nursery Manager to run our wholesale container nursery. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing all managerial functions including hiring and training staff, ordering stock, maintaining inventory, managing accounts, and responding to customer queries. You will also be required to grow and maintain, trees, and shrubs.

To ensure success as a Nursery Manager, you should have in-depth knowledge of horticulture, excellent managerial skills, and a passion for customer service. Ultimately, a top-class Nursery Manager should be able to maintain a healthy nursery ecosystem and ensure the success of the business.

Nursery Manager Responsibilities:

• Overseeing and improving the daily functions of the nursery.
• Opening and closing the nursery each day
• Updating and maintaining nursery stock inventory
• Keeping logs of growing cycles of nursery material
• Maintaining logs of chemical and fertilization applications
• Hiring and training nursery staff.
• Creating staff work rosters and delegating duties.
• Ordering nursery stock including soil, fertilizers, shrubs, plants, and trees.
• Growing plants, trees, and shrubs
• Monitoring watering times, soil conditions, and plant positions.
• Responding to customer requests and assisting the nursery staff.

Nursery Manager Requirements:

• Experience in agriculture, horticulture, or a similar field.
• 3+ Years’ experience working as a Nursery Manager.
• NC Pesticide License required
• Excellent communication and managerial skills.
• Professional and friendly demeanor.
• Detailed knowledge of plant production, soil, fertilizers, insects and growing techniques.
• Experience with hiring and training staff.
• Ability to create work rosters and delegate duties.
• Bilingual preferred
• Excel Experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.00 - $36.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 60 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Extended hours
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Siler City, NC 27344: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person