Seasonal Outdoor Nursery Technician

The Pizzo Group; Leland (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pizzo Group is seeking a Grow Technician to join our outdoor nursery team. You will grow native plants from seed to liners, maintain health and quality, and ensure strong customer service through a professional onsite presence.

This seasonal role requires 40+ hours per week outdoors, with responsibilities spanning irrigation, pest management, and equipment operation. Safety gear is mandatory and compliance with regulations is essential.

Qualifications

• Reliable transportation to work.
• Ability to work 40+ hours per week.
• A passion for the outdoors, nature, or plants.
• Ability to follow oral/written directions.
• Develop effective working relationships with other employees.

Responsibilities

• Water, feed and apply amendments to nursery plants.
• Maintain plant height with string trimmers and hedge trimmers.
• Apply rice hulls (mulch) and shade cloth as needed.
• Monitor systems and equipment in all growing areas.
• Abide by all state and local safety regulations.
• Utilize and maintain required safety equipment.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Ability to work 40+ hours per week.
• Apply fertilizer, herbicide, fungicide & pesticide applications and scheduling in propagation areas.
• Assist with seed harvest & cleaning.
• Maintain plant height for shipping and quality control.
• Cooperate with other departments regarding irrigation and spray schedule.
• Monitor growing conditions and discuss changes in humidity, moisture, temperature and cultivation procedures with grow team to ensure conformance with quality control standards.
• Regularly inspect crops to ascertain conditions and existence of pests or disease.
• Skid steer loader operation.
• Communicate with Grow Manager regarding losses or IPM issues.
• Application and maintenance of beneficial insect populations.
• Keep track of pesticide/herbicide inventory and communicate with grow manager for chemical inventory needs.
• Deep clean grow areas in between growing seasons.
• Over-wintering preparation and maintenance
• Inspect growing structures daily and monitor for damage and repair
• Maintain heating/cooling systems in propagation areas.
• Maintain application equipment and notify grow manager of inventory needs.
• Respirator operation and maintenance.
• Maintain cutting equipment and communicate with grow manager for inventory needs.
• Weed management
• Laying and repairing ground cloth.
• Assist with covering and uncovering hoop bouses.
• Set up hoses for production to water in newly sown transplants.
• Unload deliveries of building and growing materials.
• Transplanting
• Seeding
• Learn native plant species and their characteristics

Skills

Plant ID

Reliable transport

Outdoor enthusiast

Directions literacy

Team collaboration

Weatherproof

40+ hours per week

Education

Illinois pesticide operator license

Tools

Skid steer loader operation

Job description

The Pizzo Group is seeking a Grow Technician to join our outdoor nursery team. You will grow native plants from seed to liners, maintain health and quality, and ensure strong customer service through a professional onsite presence.

This seasonal role requires 40+ hours per week outdoors, with responsibilities spanning irrigation, pest management, and equipment operation. Safety gear is mandatory and compliance with regulations is essential.