Horticulturist

Block by Block • Grand Rapids, MI

4d • $19

About The Position

We are seeking somebody with excellent design, graphic, computer, written, and verbal communication skills. Candidates should have strong technical skills, be highly motivated and passionate about design, and have strong time management, critical thinking, and organizational skills. Our organization is fast-paced, and candidates should excel at working as part of a team as well as independently. You must have strong leadership skills and the ability to manage a team. You will need to be able to delegate field work to carry out your vision.

Maintenance: provide or direct others, when necessary, to provide planter maintenance to include watering, fertilizing, pruning, replacement of vandalized or dead materials, and any other task necessary to keep the planters and plant materials looking beautiful.

Landscape Material Procurement: work with local nursery(s) to procure needed material that produces the best materials at the best evaluated cost.

Installation: provide or direct others, when necessary, to install all seasonal plantings, to include those landscape areas as well as planters owned and contracted out.

Hospitality and Customer Service: While within the district, actively acknowledge pedestrians with a friendly greeting or identify visitors to provide directions, information, city information, or recommendations.

Reporting: must be able to provide written reports of accomplishments and tasks completed.

Professionalism: maintain a positive, professional environment in full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and overall Block by Block standards of expected professionalism.

Requirements

• Landscape/Groundskeeping background
• Horticulture experience
• Cultivation
• Professional grade or Hobby experience = BOTH acceptable
• Valid Driver's License
• excellent design, graphic, computer, written, and verbal communication skills
• strong technical skills
• highly motivated and passionate about design
• strong time management, critical thinking, and organizational skills
• excel at working as part of a team as well as independently
• strong leadership skills and the ability to manage a team
• ability to delegate field work to carry out your vision
• must be able to perform physical activities, such as, but not limited to, lifting heavy items, bending, standing, climbing, or walking
• must be able to safely operate a variety of mechanically powered rolling equipment, and manual and electric hand tools used in horticulture

Responsibilities

• provide planter maintenance to include watering, fertilizing, pruning, replacement of vandalized or dead materials
• procure needed material that produces the best materials at the best evaluated cost
• install all seasonal plantings
• actively acknowledge pedestrians with a friendly greeting or identify visitors to provide directions, information, city information, or recommendations
• provide written reports of accomplishments and tasks completed
• maintain a positive, professional environment in full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and overall Block by Block standards of expected professionalism

Benefits

• Insurance: Medical with available FSA and/or HSA, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Critical Illness, and Accident.
• Paid time off: Vacation, Sick Time and/or PTO (Only where required by local requirements and contract agreements), Paid Leave (only where required by law), Holidays (only where required by contract agreement), Floating Holidays (only where required by contract agreement), Birthday Pay (eligible after one year of service at most locations unless otherwise stated in CBA), Jury Duty (only where required by law).
• Other: 401K Retirement Savings Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed