Are you a plant scientist?  Is your heart warmed by knowing you’ve helped a little plant live its best life? Is a great day one where you identified a problem, researched a treatment and implemented the solution?  Successful applicant will say YES and can I bring my microscope?  The position will assist the Production Manager in keeping our native plants healthy and beautiful by fending off weed, insect and pathogen pests.

Native West Nursery is a leading native plant nursery in California and growing quickly through our reputation for technical knowledge, quality, and customer satisfaction. We are adding talent to our team looking for a Production Assistant.

Successful applicant will be passionate about working with plants.  They will be comfortable working with chemical tools but have strong inclination towards finding non-chemical solutions and utilizing IPM (Integrated Pest Management) at the nursery.  They will have a strong understanding of plant, insect and disease life-cycles and factors that influence successful pest management.  They will be comfortable working on a computer, organized, timely and work well on a team.

Position requirements

Higher education degree in Horticulture or related field or related nursery experience.

Valid and clean CA Driver’s License

Comfortable working with chemical pesticides.

Work in full sun, inclement weather

Some physical labor moving and maintaining plants

Ability to lift 50lbs

Organized, driven, self-starter

Work well with an established team

Available to work Saturday

Nice to have

Bilingual English/ Spanish

Bachelor’s degree in horticulture or related field

Nursery production experience

Hours

Full time around 40 hours per week.

Pay

$20- $25 per hour to start, depending on experience

Paid sick, vacation and holidays

Company contributed medical, dental and vision insurance

Discretionary annual profit sharing

Think you have what it will take to succeed in this role? We’d love to hear from you.  Please e-mail, fax or mail your resume and letter of interest to:

Native West Nursery

Attn: Ryan West

1755 Saturn Blvd.

San Diego, CA 92154

e-mail: careers@nativewest.com, Fax: 619.423.2284