Mahoney's Garden Center
Location
Woburn, MA | United States
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 Greenhouse Technician is to execute all tasks delegated by the Crew Leads or the growing facility management in a timely and accurate manner. This includes demonstrating and executing the proper techniques of pinching, spacing and watering methods across all functional areas as well as supporting the movement of inventory and the shipping process. Communication with Crew Leaders and other growing facility management is required to correctly receive and complete the daily task lists on a daily basis.
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.
COMPETENCIES
PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
High School diploma or GED required and prior experience in the horticultural industry or work in a growing facility preferred. Ability to effectively communicate in English
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.
This position requires frequent standing, walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and / or crawling. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
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.
Job tags
Salary
$16 - $20 per hour
