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Knecht’s Nurseries & Landscaping is hiring and we’re looking for people who have a passion for plants, gardening, and landscaping!

Knecht’s is a highly regarded garden center offering a large variety of plants, trees, and shrubs as well as landscape consultation, design, and installation services. With over 15 acres of nursery grown product, Knecht’s goal is to provide high quality plant material and excellent customer service. Team members boast a positive attitude and are helpful, respectful, and kind to customers and co-workers. Knecht’s team members:
  • Have an interest in or experience with plants, gardening, and/or landscaping
  • Like to work hard and get dirty
  • Maintain a positive attitude through all types of situations
  • Like working with all types of people
  • Love being outside

Knecht’s has seasonal full-time and part-time positions available in retail, production, and landscape divisions. Pay is commensurate with experience. All employees will enjoy paid training, a clothing allowance, paid time off, retirement program and an employee discount.

Positions at Knecht's Nurseries & Landscaping

GARDEN CENTER TEAM MEMBER – 24 to 40 hours per week

Qualifications:

  • Helpful and friendly attitude
  • Good communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Basic plant knowledge, or ability to learn
  • Weekend availability
  • Physical ability to move and load shrubs and trees on a regular basis

 Tasks:

  • Customer service and cash register operation
  • Plant care including, but not limited to, watering and pruning
  • Restocking retail areas
  • Verify price signs and inventory counts
  • Maintain retail displays and display gardens
  • Keep all retail areas organized and safe for customer traffic
  • Work outdoors in all types of weather

 

PRODUCTION TEAM MEMBER – 24 to 40 hours per week

Qualifications:

  • Helpful and friendly attitude
  • Good communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Basic plant knowledge or ability to learn
  • Weekend availability
  • Physical ability to move and load shrubs and trees on a regular basis
  • Experience operating a one-ton truck and/or skid loader or ability to learn

Tasks:

  • Planting and transplanting in containers and field
  • Plant care including, but not limited to, watering, pruning and staking
  • Ensure retail areas are properly stocked.
  • Grounds maintenance
    Work outdoors in all types of weather

 

LANDSCAPE LABORER- 24 to 40 hours per week

Qualifications:

  • Helpful and friendly attitude
  • Good communication skills
    Attention to detail
    Basic plant knowledge or willingness to learn
  • Weekend availability
  • The physical ability to move, load, and plant shrubs and trees
  • Experience operating a one-ton truck and/or skid loader or ability to learn

Tasks:

  • Assist with hardscape and softscape installation primarily in residential areas
  • Load and unload trucks and trailers to prepare for landscape installation off site.
  • Planting and transplanting in containers and field
  • Plant care and grounds maintenance
  • Work outdoors in all types of weather 

You have a choice on how you’d like to apply:

Click here to download and print the employment application (PDF), or
Click here to fill out a form and submit it online

Completed print applications can be emailed to info@knechts.net, dropped off at 1601 Hwy 19 W in Northfield, or mailed to:

Knecht’s Nurseries & Landscaping
P.O. Box 241
Northfield, MN 55057-0241