Join a Winning Team at Four Star Greenhouse

Located in Carleton, MI, Four Star Greenhouse has been producing high quality garden products since 1977 and is the largest partner/supplier of the nationally recognized #1 plant brand Proven Winners®. Proven Winners® is known for its unique varieties and high quality products that enable consumers to be successful gardeners. Proven Winners® has grown to be a substantial national brand with distribution in national retail chains as well as thousands of independent garden centers. As a team member of Four Star Greenhouse, you will join a highly successful growth company with a very pleasant and rewarding work environment.

Our commitment as a team is to honor our mission statement which is to: Provide the finest and most innovative products and services that make every Proven Winners experience easy, successful and inspiring.

Current Positions Available

Administrative Assistant (part-time from November – May)

If you see yourself as a fast learner who is up for any task, and you have a great smile with a friendly attitude, then you have found the right place. Guests in our office often compliment us on being both professional and friendly. If this sounds like a good fit for you, we welcome you to apply for this position and join our highly motivated and talented office team as we enter our busiest season.

Job summary is to perform a wide range of administrative and office support activities for the Employees, Guests, Managers and Directors to facilitate the efficient operation of the Company. Support the Company “Mission Statement” in word and deed to assure that all contact with customers supports the “…easy, successful and inspiring” goals.

The schedule can be flexible based on the candidate and the workload but our preferred hours/schedule would be from about 10am to 2pm Monday through Friday.

Qualified candidates to provide a cover letter & resume to: mheulitt@pwfourstar.com or apply in person M-F 8am – 4pm.

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Manager of Ecommerce

A passion for providing the leadership to continue the growth of our Ecommerce business will mark Four Star’s Manager of Ecommerce. Leading an energetic team of young professionals to grow plant sales in existing channels (Home Depot, Amazon, etc) plus add new channels will be a major focus of the position. 

A willingness to adapt and capitalize on the fast paced world of Ecommerce and promote team cooperation across the company will be motivating to the successful candidate.

Qualified candidates to provide a cover letter & resume to: mheulitt@pwfourstar.com or apply in person M-F 8am – 4pm.

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Custodian Part-Time/Seasonal

This part-time seasonal position will be primarily responsible for operating a sit-down floor scrubber about 20 to 24 hours per week in order to keep our facility clean. This is the perfect job for anyone looking for a non-strenuous part-time position. We offer a competitive starting wage. Attention to detail and a positive work ethic are valuable characteristics for this position. Position is available from October 2018 through June of 2019.

Days & Hours will be flexible based on mutual agreement between the right candidate and the workload needed.

Qualified candidates to provide a cover letter & resume to: mheulitt@pwfourstar.com or apply in person M-F 8am – 4pm.

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Soil Attendant

The Production Team at Four Star is responsible for successfully producing over 5 million quality trays/containers of beautiful Proven Winners plants, which are distributed to our nationwide customer base. This team works both intensely and efficiently in a fast paced, pleasant and rewarding environment.

Our Soil Attendant is a vital member of the Production team, working year ‘round performing the support work that enables the team to produce such a large number of high quality live products.

Once trained, our Soil Attendant tracks the inventory and organizes the storage areas. On a daily basis, the Soil Attendant gathers the supplies needed to keep the Production lines operating at full capacity. Safely driving a Hi-Lo/Forklift is a main component of this position.

If you enjoy planning, organizing and anticipating the needs of the team in a fast paced environment that changes from day to day, this may be a good fit for you.

This is a full time, year ‘round position with competitive wage and benefits package.

Qualified candidates to provide a cover letter & resume to: mheulitt@pwfourstar.com or apply in person M-F 8am – 4pm.

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Section Grower II

Four Star Greenhouse is growing. We are adding nearly 5 acres of greenhouses. Therefore, we need to expand our growing team. In addition to entry level Section Growers, we are also looking for experienced growers to join our team as "Section Grower II". This higher level position grows quality crops in time to ship to our nationwide customer base. Additionally, this position leads the team by example and also acts as a mentor in order to motivate all growers to function in a manner that meets the high quality crop expectations of our customers.

Our commitment as a team is to honor our mission statement which is to: Provide the finest and most innovative products and services that make every Proven Winners experience easy, successful and inspiring.

The ideal team member will have the education, skills and or experience to grow quality crops. This includes properly caring for a large area in our state of the art greenhouses and includes:

• making independent fertilizer decisions based on soil tests (pH & EC),
• adopting a specialized role or area of expertise,
• monitoring and adjusting environmental conditions as needed,
• forming successful partnerships with all co-workers
• identifying crop challenges as part of our Integrated Pest Management team

We offer a competitive wage and benefits package.

Qualified candidates to provide a cover letter & resume to: mheulitt@pwfourstar.com or apply in person M-F 8am – 4pm.

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Section Grower

If you would like to turn your passion for growing into a career, we will train you to grow plants as a Section Grower inside our 25+ acre greenhouse complex. Section Growers are the caretakers for our crops. Once trained, this position is responsible to decide what to water, when to water and how much to water. Applying fertilizers and making other applications are additional functions you would learn. Growing quality crops in time to ship to our nationwide customer base is the end goal.

We offer a competitive wage for seasonal positions along with paid time off. Non-seasonal employees will also be offered a competitive benefits package. Full time, part time and seasonal (Summer and Fall off) positions are available.

Job summary is to correctly perform the cultural requirements needed for each crop in such a way to produce quality plants, on a consistent basis, with minimal losses, and as efficiently as possible. Maintain the growing area to meet the sanitary and organizational standards of the company.

Qualified candidates to provide a cover letter & resume to: mheulitt@pwfourstar.com or apply in person M-F 8am – 4pm.

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Section Grower - Internship

Four Star Greenhouse recognizes the importance of internships when starting a career. We provide exciting and diverse opportunities within our Growing department for enthusiastic horticulture students. Paid positions are available in the fall, winter and spring/summer with specific dates flexible enough to fit your schedule.

Internship focus is on gaining practical experience growing pre-finished and finished ornamental crops.

Other valuable experience includes:

• Special project/experiment developed with your area of interest in mind.
• Automated and manual irrigation techniques.
• Test and manage pH & EC levels in a variety of crops.
• Propagate vegetative as well as seed crops.
• Pesticide applications.
• Interview with all Managers to gain a big picture understanding of our operation.
• Summer interns have an opportunity to be the Project Manager for a large
  shipping project.
• Summer interns will attend OFA's annual Short Course in Columbus, OH.
  

Email Resume with subject listed as: Section Grower- Internship
To: Mike Heulitt   mheulitt@pwfourstar.com

or Mail to:

Mike Heulitt
c/o Section Grower - Internship
Four Star Greenhouse, Inc.
1015 Indian Trail Road
Carleton, MI 48117-9316

For other general employment inquiries, submit your resume today via mail or email.

Mail to:
Four Star Greenhouse
Attn: Human Resources
1015 Indian Trail Road
Carleton, Michigan 48117-9316

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