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Grounds maintenance and Soil Loader
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The Garden Company
Santa Cruz, CA (In Person)
$36,400 Salary, Full-Time
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Grounds maintenance and Soil Associates are dependable and hardworking with managing soil products, restocking and organizing soil/hardgoods/fertilizer products and ensuring a clean, efficient work environment. There are many different working hats within this role. Soil associates are expected to work as a team, communicate effectively within the team, and assist the team with different organizational tasks throughout the nursery. Bring out/in all wagons, carts, and tools at the beginning and end of the day Maintain cleanliness and safety in soil and storage areas Help water and fertilize plants Help label and organize different soil types and amendments Follow all nursery safety and handling protocols, especially for heavy lifting Assist the team with heavy lifting of products and reorganizing of displays Assist customers who are shopping for pottery Monitor pricing of outdoor pottery and garden art. Sweep, dust, and de-web the greenhouse. Maintaining clean windows and doors in the greenhouse. plant rows and pick up/stabilize any fallen plants/statuary Clean/wash/organize pottery, statuary, bird baths, statues etc. Maintain a clean weeded/mowed area of the front and back landscape outside of our fence Check that all doors and gates are locked at the end of the day Dispose of all green waste, trash bins, and recycling out as needed Bring out cardboard/trash/rec Leaf Blow common areas and parking lot Communicate/answer radio calls for soil, help, etc Load soil products/tools/plants for customer purchases or internal nursery use Monitor and manage soil inventory and report shortages or supply needs Restock soils and fertilizers as needed while maintaining pricing accuracy Assist in receiving/pricing products upon arrival such as soils, hardgoods, plants, etc. Weed, rake, and sweep outdoor areas throughout the nursery