Employment

GARDEN CENTER TEAM MEMBER Retail sales and plant care position

Full-time and part-time positions | Employment period: March through November | Starting Pay: $14-18/hour depending on experience

Qualifications:

• Helpful and friendly attitude
• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Basic landscape plant knowledge, or willingness to learn
• Available and willing to work a minimum of 3 days per week April through June
• Weekend availability (typically every other weekend; may be more frequent during peak season late April through mid-June)
• Physical ability to move and load shrubs and trees for retail areas and customers
• Ability to stand for extended periods, lift up to 50 lbs, and work outdoors in various weather conditions
• Valid driver’s license required

Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent customer service and operate cash register
• Provide care for plants including watering, pruning, and general maintenance
• Keep retail areas fully stocked and signage accurately displayed
• Maintain retail displays and display gardens
• Keep all retail areas organized and safe for customer traffic
• Occasionally assist with production tasks such as planting, weeding, and irrigation
• Participate in intensive seasonal setup (spring) and winterization (fall) of the entire nursery inventory

GARDEN CENTER LEAD Retail supervisor and team leadership position

Full-time position (40+ hours / week) | Employment period: March through November | Starting Pay: $18-22/hour depending on experience

Qualifications:

• Strong leadership skills with a team-first mentality
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to delegate tasks and manage priorities
• Helpful and friendly attitude with customers and team members
• Solid plant knowledge or demonstrated ability to learn quickly
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain high standards
• Weekend availability (typically every other weekend; may be more frequent during peak season late April through mid-June)
• Physical ability to move and load shrubs and trees for retail areas and customers
• Ability to stand for extended periods, lift up to 50 lbs, and work outdoors in various weather conditions
• Valid driver’s license required

Responsibilities:

Leadership & Team Management:

• Collaborate with management team to establish project goals and priorities
• Assign daily tasks to retail team members to achieve departmental objectives
• Guide and support team members in completing their responsibilities
• Lead by example and foster a positive, productive work environment

Retail Operations:

• Provide excellent customer service and operate cash register
• Provide care for plants including watering, pruning, and general maintenance
• Ensure retail areas are fully stocked and signage accurately displayed
• Maintain retail displays and display gardens
• Keep all retail areas organized and safe for customer traffic
• Assist with production tasks such as planting, weeding, and irrigation as needed
• Participate in and help coordinate intensive seasonal setup (spring) and winterization (fall) of the entire nursery inventory

PRODUCTION & LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION TEAM MEMBER Nursery production and landscape crew position

Full-time and part-time positions (24-40 hours per week) | Employment period: March through November | Starting Pay: $14-18/hour depending on experience

Qualifications:

• Helpful and friendly attitude
• Good communication skills and attention to detail
• Basic plant knowledge or willingness to learn
• Available and willing to work a minimum of 3 days per week April through June
• Weekend availability as needed
• Valid driver’s license required
• Experience operating a one-ton truck and/or skid loader, or ability to learn
• Physical ability to perform demanding outdoor work including moving, loading, and planting shrubs and trees
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repeatedly, stand for extended periods, and work outdoors in various weather conditions including heat, cold, and rain

Responsibilities:

Production (On-Site):

• Plant and transplant shrubs and trees in containers and field
• Provide plant care including watering, pruning, and fertilizing
• Set up and maintain irrigation systems
• Maintain nursery grounds and production areas
• Assist Garden Center Team with stocking retail areas, customer service, and other tasks as needed
• Participate in intensive seasonal setup (spring) and winterization (fall) of the entire nursery inventory

Landscape Installation (Off-Site):

• Assist with hardscape and softscape installation projects, primarily in residential settings
• Load and unload trucks and trailers in preparation for off-site installations
• Transport materials and plants to job sites
• Work as part of a crew to complete landscape projects efficiently and professionally

Note: This is a hybrid position that may include work both at our nursery location and at off-site landscape installation projects, depending on seasonal needs.

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