Perennial Head Grower - Mahoney's Garden Center

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 Perennial Head Grower is to manage and monitor all processes and personnel involved in the in-house perennial production, ensuring products and tasks related to the specific area are completed correctly, and that all plant material is continually monitored for quality and pest control. Successful growing will be completed through the collaborated development and implementation of various plant programs with the Head Grower. Coordination and communication of day-to-day tasks with the General Manager, Header Grower, Assistant Growers and other facility associates will ensure final products meet company standards. In addition to monitoring perennial production within the Growing facility this role will also support the growing efforts of perennial production at retail locations

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.

• Support the development and implementation of perennial plant programs including biological and pesticide programs, product usage and application schedules with detailed frequencies
• Create a daily task list in support of the weekly production schedule to ensure greenhouse technicians and facility associates complete all tasks as required to maintain the vitality of perennial crops
• Monitor the daily progress of all perennial areas including spacing and pinching as well as the application of fertilizer
• Identify and communicate any issues related to plant discrepancies, system issues, or process execution to the Head Grower or General Manager in a timely manner
• Execute the application of pesticide and fungicide programs as directed by the Head Grower to ensure the maintenance of crop quality
• Provide training to new and existing horticultural technicians within the perennial growing team on correct growing practices including watering methods, spacing, pinching, temperature control and biological applications
• Assist the crew members in the execution of all delegated task list items
• Provide Head Grower and General Manager with weekly progress updates noting and communicating any adjustments to task priority
• Provide informed annual production recommendations for perennial crops to the General Manager based on historical outcomes and subject matter expertise
• Review and evaluate staffing needs to offer informed recommendations to the Head Grower to improve and optimize the quality and production of products
• Attend industry conferences and seminars to improve growing and vitality techniques as well as online research to maintain current knowledge on all industry updates
• Assist the Operations Manager in the selection and movement of inventory as needed
• Complete all other tasks as assigned by the General Manager

COMPETENCIES

• Leadership and Coaching
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Maintenance of Productive Team Relationships
• Strong Work Ethic
• Well Organized
• Problem Solving Skills
• Strong Project Management

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Associates degree in horticultural sciences or other related field and 3+ years of Greenhouse production or other related industry experience as well as 2+ years of perennial crop production required. State certified greenhouse Pesticide License required. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook and Word.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in an active Greenhouse Growing Facility environment. This job may be either indoors or outdoors or both. Seasonal travel between company locations is required

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.