Nursery Attendant

Location: Bend

Job Type: Part-time, initially (30 hours a week, minimum, 6 hours a day, 5 days a week). Could become full-time depending on volume. 

Pay: $18 - $22.00 / hour D.O.E. 

Description: 

Rexius’ Bend location is seeking a part-time nursery attendant. The successful candidate has a basic knowledge of plants and care for them and has extensive local plant knowledge. This candidate will be able to lift, push, pull 50 lbs. and be very detail-oriented for tracking plants coming in/out on Rexius' computer system.  

Daily Tasks: 

  • Watering, caring, weeding plants as needed
  • Pushing, pulling, and lifting plants
  • Ensuring that all plant material coming/going from staging locations is properly checked in/out of our system for proper tracking. 
  • Providing a "knowledge check" when material is dropped off or taken, to help ensure proper plant allocation. 
  • Driving U-Haul/Penske style vehicles for picking up/dropping off plant material to/from sites or the nursery as needed. 

Requirements: 

  • Current driver’s license 
  • Extensive local plant knowledge, with the ability to identify material while in a dormant state is especially helpful. 
  • Ability to push, pull, lift 50 lbs. for several hours a day
  • Detail oriented to be able to add/subtract items from inventory and track the plant material. 

Should this position become a full-time, year-round position, the following are the benefits package. Some of which you would be eligible for even if it remains a seasonal position. 

 Benefits Package Includes: 

  • 401kª 
  • Health Insurance* 
  • Dental Insurance* - optional 
  • Visions Insurance* - optional 
  • Life Insurance 
  • Short Term Disability 
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) 
  • 6 Paid Holidays 

* Company pays portion of insurance costs; Employee pays a portion. 
ª Employee contributes to 401k 

Employee Perks 

  • 401k - Matching 
  • Employee Discount 
  • Employee Purchasing