Interior Plant Maintenance Tech

Do you love working with plants? Are you ready to grow in a workplace that not only offers stability and a reliable schedule but also ensures you are well-provided for? 

Join the Pappas Landscape Department! We are seeking dedicated team players with positive attitudes to provide landscape construction services to our properties. Our teams are responsible for all horticultural practices, including but not limited to: turf mowing, edging, weed-eating, plant installations, bed construction, and seasonal pruning. Landscape experience is a plus, with an emphasis on landscape construction methods. We provide top-notch training and opportunities for career advancement. Apply now to start your career in the green industry and be a vital part of our hardworking crew!

Pay and Benefits: 

• Up to $25 per hour based on experience
• Steady, year-round employment and continuous training
• Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan with company match
• Paid vacation & sick time
• Paid holidays
• Pappas Dining Card Benefit
• Uniforms, safety gear and job equipment provided

Responsibilities, Skills and Physical Requirements: 

• Must enjoy working as a team while also taking independent initiative
• Strong organizational and time management skills are a plus
• Bilingual a plus (English & Spanish) 
• Be able to lift up to 50 pounds, crawl, stoop, and work in a variety of physical conditions
• Manual dexterity to use common hand tools – shovel, plant pruners, scissors, etc.  
• Keep all interior foliage cleaned, trimmed, and trash-free.
• Select the appropriate plant material for the available light scenarios. 
• Appropriate watering of various types of interior foliage.
• Maintain interior planters in clean and orderly manner free of debris. Replace interior planters as necessary. 
• Diagnose and treat interior foliage for disease or insects. 
• Fertilize interior foliage as needed. 
• Remove and replace damaged, unsightly, or failing plant material in a restaurant and/or corporate office setting.
• Must be able to climb ladders. 
• Must have the ability to work in varying greenhouse, office, and/or outdoor conditions.
• Know or be willing to learn common plant names, insect and disease identification, and selective pruning techniques
• Must be able to pass a drug screening and background check
• High school graduation, or its equivalent.
• Posses a valid driver’s license. Must have verifiable driving record with no traffic violations within the previous 2 years.

This job posting contains some general information about what it is like to work at Pappas Restaurants and is not a complete job description. Pappas Team Members perform a number of different tasks every day, and this posting does not list all of the essential functions of the job.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] for assistance completing any forms or to participate in the application process.

Pappas Restaurants is an Equal Opportunity Employer.