Nursery Logistics Assistant Urgently hiring in Salem, OR!Job Title: Nursery Logistics Assistant
Pay: $21-24/hour DOE
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Start Date: ASAP
Looking for a role with great career growth potential? Join a well-established nursery operation as a Nursery Logistics Assistant in Salem, Oregon, and make an impact every day.
As a Nursery Logistics Assistant, you'll support daily operations, help drive team success, and ensure smooth workflow and excellent customer experiences. You'll work closely with the Office Manager, nursery crew, and loading teams to manage shipments and deliver results that make a difference.
What You'll Do
As a Nursery Logistics Assistant, you will be responsible for:
- Reviewing upcoming plant orders, scheduling shipments, and preparing Bills of Lading (BOLs) and shipping paperwork.
- Contacting customers to confirm delivery details, quantities, varieties, addresses, and site unloading readiness.
- Coordinating pickup and delivery timing with trucking carriers, requesting freight quotes, and tracking open shipments.
- Working directly with nursery, boxing, and loading crews to ensure plants are pulled, counted, palletized, and ready for pickup.
- Verifying final pallet counts, weights, seal numbers, and driver signatures upon pickup, and updating internal logs and records.
What Youll Bring
The ideal candidate for this role will have:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Previous experience in administrative, customer service, shipping, warehouse, logistics, or nursery/agricultural fields is a plus.
- Strong organizational skills, high attention to detail, and comfortable with basic math (weights, dates, plant counts).
- Professional communication skills via phone and email with a friendly, customer-focused approach.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and ability to quickly learn internal shipping software.
Why Join Us in Salem?- Enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment within the agricultural industry.
- Benefit from a consistent weekday daytime schedule.
- Collaborate closely with office, nursery, and warehouse crews for a supportive work environment.
- Enjoy the stability of a temp-to-hire position on-site in Salem, OR.
- Benefit from employer-provided benefits once hired permanently.
Location & Schedule:
This is a temp-to-hire, on-site position in Salem, OR, working Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you're prepared to start a rewarding career as a Nursery Logistics Assistant in Salem, apply today or contact our recruiting team to learn more. Dont wait were hiring now!