IPM manager

Loen Nursery - WA Sales; Canby (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental Insurance

Paid sick leave/holidays

Time and a half after 40 hours

Oregon Save Plan

Job summary

Loen Nursery - WA Sales is seeking an experienced pesticide IPM technician to manage all aspects of integrated pest management in our nursery. The role involves applying insecticides, fungicides and herbicides, keeping records, and ensuring safe, compliant operations across woody ornamentals, perennials, and field and container-grown crops.

Candidates should have at least 3 years of nursery IPM pesticide work, bilingual Spanish/English a plus, and will be compensated based on experience with pay

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years doing pesticide IPM work at a nursery.
• Monitor and manage pest and disease issues across woody ornamentals, perennials, field, and container-grown crops.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and proper pesticide handling.
• Maintain accurate application records and follow best practices in nursery pest management.

Responsibilities

• Apply insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides for effective pest control.
• Monitor and manage pest and disease issues across woody ornamentals, perennials, field, and container-grown crops.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and proper pesticide handling.
• Maintain accurate application records and follow best practices in nursery pest management.

Skills

IPM experience

Record keeping

Safety compliance

Nursery experience

Job description

About The Role

The pesticide IPM technician job consists of managing and controlling all aspects of integrated pest management. This is a dynamic position because of the diversity of pest management to be done by working with different kinds of chemicals and applying the chemicals for the right amount of time. Our operation includes Retail, Wholesale contractor’s yard, Wholesale Nursery growing and shipping nationwide.

About The Role

The pesticide IPM technician job consists of managing and controlling all aspects of integrated pest management. This is a dynamic position because of the diversity of pest management to be done by working with different kinds of chemicals and applying the chemicals for the right amount of time. Our operation includes Retail, Wholesale contractor’s yard, Wholesale Nursery growing and shipping nationwide.

We are looking for an experienced, licensed applicator for our nursery. Applicant must be experienced with insecticide, fungicide and herbicide applications. Our crops are woody ornamentals, perennials, field and container grown. Ability to keep good records and have safe working habits. We have very good equipment, air blast sprayers, tank sprayers on tractors and trucks. The perfect applicant would have minimum of 3 years working in a nursery doing pesticide application. Spanish / English a plus. Compensation based on experience.

What you’ll do

• Apply insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides for effective pest control.
• Monitor and manage pest and disease issues across woody ornamentals, perennials, field, and container-grown crops.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and proper pesticide handling.
• Maintain accurate application records and follow best practices in nursery pest management.

What you bring

• Minimum of 3 year doing pesticide IPM work at a nursery
• Monitor and manage pest and disease issues across woody ornamentals, perennials, field, and container-grown crops.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and proper pesticide handling.
• Maintain accurate application records and follow best practices in nursery pest management.

Pay and benefits

$28 to $34 an hour

• Medical/Dental Insurance
• Paid sick leave/holidays
• Time and a half after 40 hours
• Oregon Save Plan