Nursery Grower

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 year 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr