Top 8 Horticultural assistant Jobs in Boston Ma

Assistant Grower
Mahoney's Garden Center —Woburn, MA
- $20 - $25 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Microsoft Outlook
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Associate's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Floral Designer
Mahoney's Garden Center —Winchester, MA
- $23 - $27 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Mid-level
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Landscaping assistant
Flowerscapesbymaureen —Essex, MA
- $24 - $26 an hour
- Part-time
- Driver's License
- Power tools
- In-person
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Operations Assistant
Parterre Garden Services —North Billerica, MA
- $25 - $27 an hour
- Full-time
- Driver's License
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Tuition reimbursement
- Opportunities for advancement
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Assistant Greenhouse Grower
Wilson Farm Inc —Lexington, MA
- $22 - $27 an hour
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Microsoft Outlook
- Inventory management
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
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Grounds and Maintenance Assistant
The House of the Seven Gables —Salem, MA
- $22 - $24 an hour
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Paid jury duty
- Health insurance
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Assistant Grower

Mahoney's Garden Center -
Woburn, MA

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Job Details

Full-time
$20 - $25 an hour

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Employee discount
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Associate's degree

Full Job Description

SUMMARY

Mahoney's is a family-owned and operated independent garden center with 7 retail locations in the Greater Boston Area and Cape Cod. For over 60 years, we have taken pride in offering the highest selection of quality plants, yard products, and gardening accessories - with outstanding customer service to match!

We employ customer-driven people that are dedicated to creating a refreshing and helpful shopping experience. For our employees, we offer a fun, fast-paced, and challenging workplace with the opportunity for growth. We are committed to maintaining a work environment that encourages trust, hard work, efficiency, self-motivation, initiative, continuous improvement, and teamwork. We provide an opportunity for personal and professional growth and a great employee discount, as well!

Objective

The responsibility of the Assistant Grower is to assist the Head Grower in executing various programs and processes throughout the production lifecycle focused around annual crop production. Work alongside crew members in all functional areas to ensure tasks are being completed in accordance with company standards and maintaining the vitality of all plants. This includes fertilizing, watering, as well as applying beneficals if needed. Communication with the Head Grower is required to review and prioritize daily task lists and assist Crew Leaders in the training and development of Greenhouse technicians.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Execute various plant programs developed by the Head Grower through the correct application and timing of products including pesticides, insecticides, and other biologicals to ensure plant vitality
Review and communicate Head Grower's daily task list to the Crew Leaders to ensure crew members are competing tasks in an accurate and timely manner
Assist the crew members in the execution of all delegated task list items
Provide training to new and existing horticultural technicians for tasks related to spacing, pinching, proper watering methods, fertilization and any biological applications, communicating any updates or changes to the production method
Identify and communicate any issues related to plant discrepancies, system issues, or process execution to the Head Grower or General Manager in a timely manner
Provide Head Grower with daily progress updates noting and communicating any adjustments to task priority
Review and evaluate the various processes, programs and staffing needs to offer informed recommendations to the Head Grower to improve and optimize the quality and production of products
Assist in the selection and movement of inventory as needed or directed by facility management
Complete all other tasks as assigned by management

COMPETENCIES

Leadership and Coaching
Written and Verbal Communication
Maintenance of Productive Team Relationships
Strong Work Ethic
Well Organized

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Associates degree in horticultural sciences or other related field and 0-2 years of industry experience required. Massachusetts Greenhouse Pesticide License preferred. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook and Word.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in an active growing facility environment. This job may be either indoors or outdoors or both.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl. This job regularly requires the employee to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

These activities may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

POSITION TYPE / EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

Flexible hours. Days and hours of work vary by schedule and season. Must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

EEO STATEMENT

Mahoney's provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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