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Horticulture Expert – Retail Garden Center

Garden Center | Part/full-time, Seasonal

Overview

Our Midwestern roots run deep. Founded in 1974, Lanoha Nurseries is the largest family-owned & operated Nursery & Garden Center in the Midwest. With over 1000 acres in nursery production, our team cultivates, maintains, and installs the largest selection of homegrown trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals throughout the Metro area. Regardless of project scale, our professional Landscape Design and Construction teams have both the ability and passion to turn your ideas into your ideal outdoor space. Lanoha is an industry leader with nearly 50 years of serving the community. We are seeking career-minded individuals to join our team. 

The role of the Horticulture Expert is to assist the Retail Garden Center Leadership Team with varieties of Nursery and Greenhouse plant and customer service projects.   This position is for a career seeking horticulture expert who is seeking a career ladder in the Omaha Metro’s largest Plant Production Operation and Retail Garden Center.

Requirements

  • Educational Background in Horticulture related field preferred
  • Tenure Greenhouse, Nursery, Plant Production, or Retail Garden Center roles
  • Plant identification and knowledge of Greenhouse and Nursery plants 
  • Desire to learn and practice new horticulture techniques 
  • Retail or customer service industry experience  
  • Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills 
  • Reliability and flexibility with schedule – availability to work overtime, evenings, and weekends
  • Ability to work in a greenhouse and nursery  all zone 4 seasons; physical ability and weather tolerance 
  • Creative and energetic.   Enjoys working with diverse teams and community engagement

Responsibilities

  • Knowledge expert for care for and sales of Greenhouse and Nursery Plants
  • Customer Services Support;  Walk-In Customers and Phone Inquiries 
  • Cross divisional Garden Center Leadership Support;  Greenhouse, Nursery, and Plant Production Leaders 
  • Training and mentoring new employees and college interns; Contribute to training strategies  
  • Excellent customer service and real time resolutions in a Retail Garden Center  
  • Excellent positive motivation techniques;  Team player with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Contribute to process improvement efforts for nursery operations and workflows

What we offer

  • Career Ladders and Promotional Opportunities from within 
  • Potential for Full time / year round employment with full time employment benefits 
  • Energetic, Focused & Creative Work Environment
  • Employee Discount at Retail Garden Center

Lanoha Nurseries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Apply Today!

To apply, fill out the form below. For further questions contact careers@lanohainc.com or call 402.289.4103. Para traducir este formulario a español, por favor haga clic en el botón verde de la esquina inferior derecha de la página.

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