Horticultural Assistant

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Primary Duties / Essential Job

Functions

As a member of the Global Real Estate & Facilities (GREF) team this position will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day horticultural operations of The Spheres and/or Redmond Greenhouse and other horticultural aspects of Amazon’s Seattle-based Corporate Headquarters. This includes maintenance of interior plant installations and exterior landscape. The successful candidate is a self-starter who must be comfortable operating on both strategic and tactical levels, simultaneously acting as an internal ambassador, educator, and implementer.

The optimal candidate is an experienced and vibrant professional who excels within an entrepreneurial culture – providing vision, leadership, and communication – but not afraid to dive into details. Having passion and in-depth knowledge of the horticultural world is critical. This individual also has experience in maintaining high quality interior and exterior plant displays.

Essential Functions:

• Perform general horticulture maintenance within the Spheres, including watering, planting, paludarium/aquarium maintenance, weeding, irrigation, pest control, and pruning, under direction of the supervisory Horticulturist and/or Amazon staff
• Assist Horticulturists with projects such as terrariums, living walls, plant propagation
• Assist with the cultivation and transfer of plant material to and from the Spheres and other locations via motor vehicle
• Collaborate with Horticulturist and Amazon staff on interior and exterior horticulture projects
• Performs regular horticulture-focused tours of the facility for guests
• Assisting team by identifying deficits and notifying management to correct issues

Other Functions:

• Assists with plant procurement and acquisitions in accordance with the Amazon plant collection policy
• Attends trainings and professional development opportunities as directed by supervisors
• Carry out other duties as assigned by supervisors

Experience / Skills

Essential Physical Capabilities:

• Meet highest attendance and punctuality requirements
• Ability to work weekends, as needed, per operational needs
• Detect emergency alarms - auditory and/or visual
• Valid Driver’s license
• Comfortable working at heights of over 30 ft.
• Ability to work under different climatic conditions (e.g., high heat and humidity) and to lift up to 50 lbs.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of tropical and temperate plants
• Basic knowledge of plant nutrition, managing water quality, and greenhouse climate control systems
• Knowledge of science-based horticultural practices including integrated pest management (IPM)
• Ability to recognize pest and disease issues in the landscape
• Ability and interest in multi-tasking and working independently with a team
• Interact with employees, visitors, and contractors with professionalism and diplomacy
• Apply science-based thinking and problem solving and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to operate personal computer, software as appropriate for project and all other office equipment
• Advanced competence with a variety of software including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and other requested software programs
• Interpret instructions in written, oral, and diagrammatic or schedule form
• Possess initiative to assume additional responsibilities
• Set priorities and meet deadlines
• Communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
• Possess excellent grammatical and proofreading abilities

Experience:

• Conservatory/greenhouse experience
• Integrated Pest Management experience

Education

• Certification or Associate’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in horticulture, living architecture, or greenhouse plant production

Estimated total compensation for this position:

58,600.00 – 84,900.00