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Botanica Land Care is the Edible/Ecological gardening division of R.P. Marzilli & Company. Botanica Land Care is a leader in edible gardens and modern ecological land care practices in the Greater Boston area.
Botanica is the 2024 winner of Boston Home Magazines "Best Organic Gardener" award. Our core ethos is to provide regenerative, sustainable, and ecologically driven land care practices. A career at Botanica Land Care is about innovating, collaborating, and expanding your knowledge base while being part of a thriving new industry. We embrace research-based, modern land care practices and look to educate ourselves and others on the importance of these practices.
As an Ecological Gardener (Meadow Specialist) you will be maintaining landscapes with a team of 5-6 Ecological/Edible Gardeners, utilizing land care practices and principles based on NOFA Organic Landcare Program guidelines. This position also requires independent work. A Meadow Specialists' career is filled with growth, rewarding physical and abstract work through team-oriented goals. This position offers a unique opportunity to grow alongside a small division that prioritizes creative-thinking and dynamic problem solving.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Works under direct supervision of Operations Manager performing Meadow tasks
- Works in Meadows and other Invasive reclamation projects
- Operates machinery, drives a dump truck occasionally with a trailer
- Maintain residential vegetable beds, orchards, and meadows in accordance with each season
- Assist lead Edible Gardening Specialist with installation and maintenance of edible gardens when needed
- Assist Arborist with pruning and management of orchards
- Remove invasive weeds in meadows and monitor meadows under Crew Leader supervision
- Maintain organization and cleanliness in vehicle, trailer, yard
- Complete daily reports of labor time, materials used.
- Thinks creatively to solve problems in the field as they arise
- Enforces workplace rules, safety guidelines, and RP Marzilli's and Botanica's standards
- Must be willing to perform other duties not related to position out of season
General Requirements: - Valid U.S. Driver's License
- 1-3 years' of meadow maintenance/installation experience in the field or similar ecological land care role; or landscape experience with similar practices
- High level of professionalism and ability to help build and maintain the Botanica Land Care vision
- Experience driving a dump truck with trailer
- Massachusetts Pesticide License, or ability to obtain within 6 months
- Horticulture and Meadow plant ID Proficiency
- Preferred But Not Required:
- NOFA (AOLCP) accreditation or ability to obtain within 1-2 years
The Perks - 401(k) plan with company match
- Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement (after one year of service)
Pay Transparency Mariani Enterprises LLC is committed to pay transparency and equity among all employees and provides employees with an environment where pay transparency and dialogue on compensation are allowed. Mariani Enterprises LLC complies with Equal Employment Opportunity laws as well as federal, state, and local laws on compensation, pay transparency, and pay equity.
Position Range:
$20/HR - $26/HR
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Mariani Enterprises, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment with regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service or any other characteristic protected by law.
