Employment Opportunities

Company Overview 

The Good Earth Garden Center began in 1974 as a retail garden center and nursery.  Over the years, it has expanded greatly and now offers a myriad of landscape services, a gift shop and is considered a one-stop-shop for anything garden or landscape.  We love to have fun, work hard, be creative and help customers fall in love with their outdoor spaces. As a company, we are extremely customer experience oriented and are excited to grow our unique team.  The Good Earth has been featured in Southern Living as the where to go Garden Center in Arkansas.  Awarded the Best of Arkansas Gardening/Landscaping, a Family Favorites Gold Winner, most Revolutionary Garden Center in the Nation and one of Arkansas Best Places to Work.  We love to have fun, work hard, be creative and help customers fall in love with their outdoor spaces.

The Good Earth Garden Center’s Mission Statement

Cultivating success; a win for our customer and a win for our team! We Cultivate Success by Continually Growing, We Can be Counted On, and We are Global Thinkers- our team members See a Need, Fill a Need.

Current Open Positions:

Horticulturist / Knowledgeable Plant Enthusiast

Do you Love Plants and Everything about them?    Keep reading for our newest opportunity!

This position could include any and all of the following:

• Customer service including sales, design ideas, troubleshooting/ resolving plant health issues
• Stocking, merchandising, and maintaining inventory (including watering)
• Maintaining and enhancing display gardens
• Educational seminars, blog posts, signage
• Involvement in perennial growing program, customer plantings

Our ideal candidate is fun loving, hard working, and excited to connect people with plants!

Job requirements include but are not limited to: 

Associate degree or similar training in horticulture or at least 2 years’ experience in a commercial garden center or production program.  Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, be able to work in all environmental conditions, have exemplary customer service and communication skills, have a great attitude, a willingness to learn and a desire to work hard. Must be flexible, and willing to change directions plus multi-task easily while maintaining a positive attitude.  Must be willing to work weekends. Horticulture degree desired; experience necessary.

We strive to be unique and provide ‘Good Earth, Great Experiences’ everyday! Interested in helping us do that?

Compensation

Competitive pay; varies depending on education and experience.

Benefits*

• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Opportunities for advancement and are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
• All job specific equipment and safety gear provided.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match.
• Group Health, Dental and Vision plans.

*All listed benefits available to eligible employees

Irrigation Technician

Invest in your future.  Join one of the largest landscape companies in Little Rock.  The Good Earth has a unique culture that focuses on the open exchanging of ideas, community partnership, a commitment to safety and delivering unrivaled client service while acting as industry leaders in horticultural services.

We are currently looking to add a dynamic irrigation technician to our passionate team of landscape professionals.  Your office is outdoors, and you get a new view every day!

What you’ll do

• Cultivate your green career with us!
• Enhance the appearance and value of properties through installation and maintenance of all types of irrigation equipment in commercial and residential landscapes.
• Troubleshoot and repair of lines and sprinkler heads.
• Complete set-up for irrigation controllers.
• Maintain open communication with management and clients to provide feedback on irrigation needs.
• Drive, use, maintain and properly operate landscape equipment and vehicles.

What we’re seeking

• Landscape irrigation installation and maintenance knowledge.
• Knowledge on various controllers and the Rainbird, Hunter, and HydroWise Systems.

Preferred: experience in lighting installation and servicing

Benefits*

• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Competitive pay, opportunities for advancement and are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
• All job specific equipment and safety gear provided.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match.
• Group Health, Dental and Vision plans.

*All listed benefits available to eligible employees

Do one of these opportunities sound like a good fit for you or one you could grow into? If so, scroll to the end of this page to upload your resume or fill out the application below!

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“I certify that the facts contained in this application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge and understand that, if employed, falsified statement on this application shall be grounds for dismissal. I authorize investigation of all statements caontained herein and the references and employers listed above togive you any and all information concerning my previous employment and any pertinent information they may have, personal or otherwise, and release the company for all liability for any damage that may result from utilization of such information. I also understand and agree that no representative of the company has any authority to enter into agreement for employment for any specified period of time, or to make any agreement contrary to the foregoing, unless it is in writing and signed by and authorized company representative. This waiver does not permit the release or use of disability-related or medical information in a manner prohibited by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other relevant federal and state laws."

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