Native Plant Nursery Technician: Restoration & Outdoors

Resource Environmental Solutions LLC; Brodhead (WI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries of RES in Brodhead, WI is hiring for a General Labor position. You will support nursery operations across seasons, from seed processing to transplanting, with hands-on learning in indoors and outdoors tasks.

You’ll handle seed and plant care, assist with ordering, and operate basic equipment after training. The role requires physical work outdoors year-round and a strong interest in native plants.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Keen interest in plants and working with them in all forms, from seed to pot.
• Experience in horticulture, agriculture or related fields.
• Ability to read and understand tasks and ask questions.
• Possess or be willing to get a pesticide applicators license for your state.
• Native and invasive plant species knowledge for your state.
• Spanish-speaking skills to work with summer staff.
• Some supervisory experience.
• Capable of walking over uneven surfaces and outdoors in various conditions.

Responsibilities

• Work in seed and plant nursery areas from field seed collection to greenhouse transplanting and order pulling.
• Indoors: seed processing (cleaning) and preparing seed orders, or transplanting in greenhouse.
• Outdoors: watering or weeding, preparing plant orders, or helping collect native seed.
• Learn to operate equipment like trimmers, seed cleaning machines; may drive forklift/ATV after training.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and work in varying weather conditions.

Skills

Plant knowledge

Read task instructions

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Spanish speaking

Supervisory experience

Operate equipment

Education

High School degree or equivalent

GED

Job description

Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries of RES in Brodhead, WI is hiring for a General Labor position. You will support nursery operations across seasons, from seed processing to transplanting, with hands-on learning in indoors and outdoors tasks.

You’ll handle seed and plant care, assist with ordering, and operate basic equipment after training. The role requires physical work outdoors year-round and a strong interest in native plants.