Indoor Plant Specialist

Come bring your love for plants to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community! As a Indoor Plant Specialist you will be part of the team that keeps our community looking beautiful year-round. Enjoy weekly pay, on-site clinics, and health benefits.

Job Overview: Focuses on plant health management, aesthetic standards, and environmental suitability of tropical plants in assigned interior areas, and as such:

Create Your Path: The Work You’ll Do:

• Maintains consistent visual standards across all assigned areas of the enterprise.
• Participates in design discussions for interiorscape projects. Identifies opportunities for plant upgrades, replacements, or environmental improvements.
• Utilizes Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices to identify and manage plant pests and diseases.
• Accurately documents services – such as replacements selections for specific areas and pesticide treatments completed.
• Primarily works independently, with the ability to collaborate regularly with other interiorscape plant specialists.
• Occasional tropical greenhouse production work and outdoor landscape projects.

Job Requirements:

Reflects MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION and EXPERIENCE required in order to meet the expectations of this job:

• Combination of education and experience to equal three years in horticulture and landscaping.
• Two years maintaining and propagating tropical/indoor plants.
• Valid Class D driver’s license may be required with a good driving record.
• MN non-commercial pesticide applicators license or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Intermediate level computer skills.

Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks: At the SMSC, we are invested in our Team Members, as demonstrated by the competitive benefits we offer. Team Members may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, and a generous PTO package, which includes outreach hours for volunteer work through our #SMSCgives outreach program. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms and free uniform cleaning, and tuition reimbursement.

Who We Are: The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes to causes, organizations and tribes across the region, state and country. The SMSC has donated more than $350 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org.