Nursery Person – Plant Health

Duties

• Direct and/or perform nursery pest control practices including: pest identification, development of pest control strategies, pesticide applications, and equipment maintenance.
• Maintain communication with supervisor on all pest or cultural problems.
• Direct and/or perform field and container soils management duties including soil testing, fertilizer prescription and application, soil mixing, and record keeping.
• Procure pest control and related production and maintenance supplies and products as directed. Maintain/submit all paperwork related to purchases as directed.
• Maintain product storage areas.
• Maintain all necessary records and communications as required by law and corporate policy in a neat, timely, and orderly fashion.
• Follow all safety precautions and procedures.
• Congduct pest control handler and worker protection training programs as directed.
• Direct and/or perform all Nurseryperson duties including pruning, irrigating, shearing, planting, cultivating, weeding, fertilizing, and other as directed.
• Direct or perform all aspects of field harvest and shipping operations to insure the delivery of quality stock in an efficient, timely, and safe manner.
• Support Bachman’s across the company with pesticide application training and safety.
• Provide work direction and training to Assistant Nursery Persons, Nursery Helpers, and seasonal employees.

Qualifications

• High school diploma plus two-year certificate in horticulture or related field required.
• Minnesota Pesticide Applicator license required after hire.
• Knowledge of pest control, soil science, and horticultural production practices required.
• Knowledge of equipment and vehicle maintenance procedures preferred.
• Certification in training in CPR and First Aid a plus.
• Must be accepted as insurable with Bachman’s Insurance carrier considering a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) and Bachman’s Safe Driver Standards.
• Conversational Spanish speaking ability preferred.
• MNLA Nursery Professional Certification preferred.
• Three years horticulture/agriculture/agronomy field experience including experience with pest control, pesticide application, fertilization, and equipment operation required.
• Knowledge of equipment maintenance preferred.
• (Five years of experience may substitute for the two-year certificate requirement).
• Experience directly related to nursery production preferred.