Plant (Horticulture) Care Technician

Horticulture Technician

Interior Gardens, a locally owned professional interior plant-scape company, is searching for a candidate eager to learn the skills to be a successful Horticulture Technician.

Job Overview

The Horticulture Technician will make weekly visits to corporate and commercial accounts across Eastern WA, and/or Northern ID, caring for foliage plants.  

Responsibilities and Duties

• Evaluating individual plant needs for light, water, fertilizer, and pruning.
• Administering water and fertilizer in appropriate amounts.
• Cleaning foliage, removing litter, arranging top dressing for aesthetics, and keeping exterior plant containers clean.
• Detect signs of plant-insect problems and disease.
• Advise supervisor accordingly if additional assistance is required to perform a task. 
• Drive safely, respect the legal speed limit and rules of the road.
• Project a good company image by clean, professional appearance, and good hygiene.

• Assist with plant installations, repotting, holiday promotion, and additional account coverage as needed. 
• A basic understanding of plant physiology.
• Customer-friendly attitude.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Need to be able to work individually with minimal supervision, and make decisions using initiative.
• Physical demands:
  • Must be able to hand-carry buckets of water weighing 20-25 pounds regularly.
  • Required to walk and stand for long periods, climb using step ladder, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.

Other requirements

• valid WA or ID state driver’s license
• dependable transportation
• maintain a clean driving record
• proof of auto insurance