Greenhouse Specialist bei Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Love plants? Join our team as a Greenhouse Support Associate and help our plants stay happy and thriving year-round! In this part-time role, you’ll assist with watering, weeding, cleaning, pest monitoring, and tropical plant propagation. If you have a passion for plants and love watching things grow, this is the perfect opportunity for your green thumb! Enjoy weekly pay, career growth opportunities, and excellent team member benefits with SMSC.

Job Overview: Assists with weekly greenhouse operations through maintenance, production and some propagation of the diverse tropical greenhouse. The role requires proper watering, pruning, monitoring for pests and diseases, maintaining a clean and organized greenhouse environment through best cleaning and sanitizing practices.  

Create Your Path: The Work You’ll Do:

• Assists Supervisor, Indoor Plants with greenhouse tasks as assigned, including:
  • General cleaning of greenhouse including weeding, sanitizing, vacuuming/sweeping, and other basic practices.
  • Maintaining the current Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program
  • Watering greenhouse plants as needed.
  • Propagation of tropical plants as directed.
  • Weekly scouting for greenhouse pest populations.
  • May assist Indoor Plant Specialist (IPS) with other greenhouse tasks as needed.

Job Requirements:

• Combination of education and/or experience equal to 1+ years in horticulture
• 1+ years maintaining tropical/indoor plants.
• Valid Class D driver’s license may be required with a good driving record.
• Preferred Non-Commercial Pesticide Applicator's License, or able to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Intermediate level computer skills.

Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks: At the SMSC, we are invested in our Team Members, as demonstrated by the competitive benefits we offer. Team Members may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, and a generous PTO package, which includes outreach hours for volunteer work through our #SMSCgives outreach program. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms and free uniform cleaning, and tuition reimbursement.

Who We Are: The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes to causes, organizations and tribes across the region, state and country. The SMSC has donated more than $350 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org.