Horticulture: Tropical Plant Care

7 months ago

Greater Toronto Area, Canada Plantpros Inc. Full time

**We’re a thriving Interiorscape company dedicated to caring for our corporate customers and their plants. Our job is to help create a vibrant, healthy workplace for those we serve.**

**We are growing fast and need a permanent Full-time, Indoor, Tropical Plant Care Technician/Installer for routes covering offices in the GTA to join our team.**
- We're looking for that someone special who is a PERSON OF MAY SKILLS AND _**passionate**_ about indoor plants and people. Your duties would include caring for and keeping indoor office plants beautiful, planting and installing plants and containers into client spaces.
- This is a permanent position (30-40 hrs/wk) with the opportunity for growth within the company.
- We pay $20 - $25 per hour + mileage. Amount of remuneration depends on knowledge and experience.

**MUST HAVES**:

- Enjoys working alone and with others
- Proven Customer service experience
- Able to problem solve
- Flexible
- Personal vehicle (A Must), valid drivers license and insurance
- Ability to navigate a scheduling app on your phone
- Capable of reading floor plans
- Excellent English language skills
- A strong foundation of indoor, tropical plant care knowledge -- either through experience or Horticulture Diploma/Certification

**Physical Demands**
- Physically fit and strong
- Ability to lift containers, plants and soil bales -- up to 70 lbs. by yourself
- Ability to walk for long periods of time
- Capable of lifting 45lb watering-machine in and out of your vehicle
- Ability to bend and stoop, reach and stretch to service plants, clean out plant debris and maintain a clean and safe work environment at all times
- Excellent hand dexterity for handling pruners, scissors, saws, hoses and attachments and maintenance equipment in a safe and efficient manner

**A DAY IN THE LIFE**

Tropical Plant Maintenance Technicians and Installer travel from account to account -- on a designated route, scheduled in an app -- caring for and installing live, tropical plants in commercial spaces.

**Maintenance Duties include**:

- driving (or transit in Toronto) between commercial accounts on a scheduled route
- watering plants using watering cans or watering tank for larger accounts
- fertilizing / cleaning / regular dusting / pruning / rotating
- removing damaged or unattractive foliage and debris from plants
- pest and disease control
- maintaining a professional appearance and performance at all times
- handling and articulating customer inquiries and complaints
- Flexibility in adjusting work schedule on short notice

**Installer Duties include**:

- driving between commercial accounts on a scheduled route
- able to drive a large van and navigate loading docks
- driving to our facility in **Orangeville **to work for the day or take out plants for delivery
- Planting at our facility
- pick ups from suppliers - containers, soil and products as required
- Maintaining a clean, organized shop
- Unboxing/bagging product

Some days will be longer than others, depending on what needs to be done. You might also be asked to lend a helping hand and work with the team on larger projects and installations, which may include:

- Driving to and working at our facility in Orangeville
- Commuting around the GTA to Maintain, pick up or deliver plants of all sizes.
- Loading and unloading plants and containers on and off of trucks and vans
- Using dollies and carts to install plants and containers into client's site

**WHO ARE YOU?**
- You’re fun, energetic, and love to grow and expand your knowledge of plants and their care.
- You’re customer services skills are through the roof. And, by that I mean you listen, listen, listen; you excel at taking action to solve problems; and you articulate well.
- Hard physical work excites you. Your body demands to move.
- The best part of your work is the reward of a satisfied customer and a sense of accomplishment by providing the result they need.
- You don’t mind being asked to perform extra duties, stay late, or come in an extra day. (With pay—of course.)
- You have common sense, can work equally well alone or as part of our fabulous team
- You have great attention to detail. You wouldn’t dream of settling for anything less than perfectwell, almost perfect.
- You take serious responsibility for your work.

**If this is you and we haven’t scared you off, here's how to apply**:

- **please submit an up-to-date resume along with a cover letter telling us why you think you’re a perfect fit for our team, including your passion for plants, and how you excel at customer service.**

Thanks for your time. We appreciate it and look forward to hearing from you.

**Salary**: $20.00-$25.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Automobile allowance

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: On the road

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