Company description
Fig Earth Supply is the leading edible-plant nursery in the Los Angeles area. Our prime focus is on retail food and medicine plants for the home gardener. Think fruits, veggies, berries, medicinal and culinary herbs and a wide range of organic gardening supplies. We are also a hub of education for edible gardening and all things sustainable, earth friendly and even crafty. Our mission is ‘Helping people Grow’, our motto is “Plants grow People".
Job description
Who you are
A passionate plant lover with extensive knowledge of edible and medicinal plants and hands-on home gardening. You are well organized, self-motivated and have experience in administrative and operational systems. You can improvise like an actor and problem-solve like Mcgyver. Your creativity and marketing skills shine like army shoes and your writing has a unique voice. You have peerless people skills, and know how to manage and nurture a much-loved, hard working team. You live for happy customers, world peace and have the honesty and integrity of a Zen master… If this sounds like you, read on. (Oh, and a huge plus would be caring passionately about our environment and being good to the earth).
Job Description:
Managing purchases, receiving and data upload of plant inventory, soil products and nursery supplies.
Scheduling and managing our hard working team. And running Payroll for them.
Overseeing retail display excellence and signage inside the nursery.
Social media content management and development of photo and design archives.
Writing and publishing the weekly news letter and creating promotional mailers.
Managing events, workshops and classes at the nursery (post Co-vid, of course).
Other stuff as needed. Lots of watering. Dreaming big.
What we offer
A unique opportunity expand your operational and horticultural skills around beautiful plants with great people in a pretty place. We avoid micro management, so expect the freedom of an autonomous role. We also pay money. Around $50k per annum. We value achievement, so bonuses are also paid. You’ll get paid vacation, occasional lunches, and time-flexibility for unforeseeable events. We have a happy team, our customers are awesome, and we love being part of the community we have created. We’re just waiting for the right person to help us all continue to grow.
Candidate Requirements
A minimum of 2 years managerial experience in service based business (hospitality, food service, nursery, farming)
Extensive knowledge of food and medicine plants (via either formal or informal education)
Experience in gardening/farming in Southern California.
Can work in the USA legally.
Weekend and weekday availability.
Ability to lift 40+ lbs (pots, soil, fertilizer, tools can be heavy).
Compensation
this position is: salaried, varies DOE, $50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Application instructions
This job expired on December 20, 2020
Deadline
November 01, 2020