Now Hiring - Lillian Farms - Plant care specialist and sales associate in Beltsville, MD

Full description of the position

Lillian Farms is a woman-owned urban farm that specializes in native plants, veggie starters, dried flowers, herbs and much more! We are looking for a plant care and customer service specialist to join us amazing team. Job description:

• Moving plant material when plant deliveries arrive, organizing plant material for local deliveries, pricing plant material.
• 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
• Propogating new plants from seed and plugs
• Help us grow and build nursery space
• Complete sales for customers including ringing up sales and selling plants
• Care and grow new plants for fresh and dried 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
• 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.
• Friendly and helpful in selling plants to customers
• Bonus - bring creativity to the position by helping us grow and imagine better ways to organize and use nursery space We are looking for the right candidate to join our company - Thank you! Job Type: Part-time Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour Expected hours: 20 - 30 per week

Benefits

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• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance Experience:
• Gardening: 2 years (Required) License/Certification:
• Driver's License (Preferred) Work Location: In person