Are you looking for your next career opportunity, one that gives you the ability to learn and grow?
Are you looking for something different, working outdoors with plants and flowers, learning about them?
Everde Growers is a leader within the horticulture industry with a true coast-to-coast footprint consisting of over 6,700 acres in production encompassing 15 farm locations throughout Texas, Florida, California, and Oregon. Our superior growing methods and pruning practices ensure consistent high quality and availability. Our inventory mix includes trees, shrubs, perennials, palms, grasses, succulents, tropical, fruit, and many other items.
We are seeking an Inventory/Quality Control Associate to assist with the daily measuring, counting, and reporting of product quantities and grade code descriptions. Your job duties will include:
- Measuring and reporting of product grade descriptions, anticipated readiness date and quantities
- Maintaining up to date photos of all saleable crops
- Maintaining product labeling and flagging for sales. production, and customer commitments
- Reporting pest disease, and/or watering variances
- Updating the manager on product readiness, field, or grade issues
- Reporting variances on counts to ensure accuracy in inventory
We need:
- Experience identifying plant material by its plant name
- Basic math skills
- Ability to read/write in English
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Team player
- 1-2 years horticulture experience preferred but not mandatory
- Ability to reach, bend, climb, stoop and carry up to 25 pounds
- Ability to perform the required duties outdoors in any weather conditions
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- 1. How many years of experience do you have working in a wholesale nursery, greenhouse, garden center, landscape nursery, or other horticultural environment? (minimum requirement 1 year)
o No experience
o Less than 1 year
o 1–3 years
o 3–5 years
o More than 5 years
- 2. How would you rate your ability to identify plants by both common and botanical (scientific) names?
o No experience
o Basic familiarity with common names only
o Moderate knowledge of common and botanical names
o Strong knowledge of common and botanical names
o Expert-level plant identification skills
- 3. Have you ever been responsible for inventory counts, crop grading, quality inspections, or plant measurements?
o Yes, regularly
o Yes, occasionally
o No, but willing to learn
o No experience
- 4. This position requires walking throughout a large nursery environment on uneven ground, dirt, mud, gravel, and concrete surfaces for most of the workday. Are you able to work outdoors in all weather conditions and walk on uneven terrain for extended periods?
o Yes
o No
- 5. This position works outdoors in various weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, wind, and direct sunlight. Are you comfortable working outdoors year-round?
o Yes
o No
- 6. Describe your experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, email, or other computer systems to enter data, generate reports, or track inventory.
(Open-ended response)
- 7. Have you used handheld tablets, mobile devices, barcode scanners, inventory software, or agricultural data collection systems as part of your work?
o Yes, extensively
o Yes, occasionally
o No, but comfortable learning
o No experience
- 8. How would you rate your ability to communicate in Spanish?
o Fluent (speak, read, and write)
o Conversational
o Basic understanding
o No Spanish proficiency
Work Location: In person
