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