WORK WITH US
Join a team known for its knowledgeable, hard-working and good-natured people.
Sky Nursery is always looking for enthusiastic team-players who thrive in a fast-paced and often physically demanding environment. If you love the challenge of picking up new skills quickly, managing several priorities at once, and, most importantly, providing excellent service to our customers through it all, you’ll fit right in here.
See the Sky Team at Work on our Instagram.
Previous garden or customer service experience is appreciated but not required. We’re looking for friendliness, flexibility, and willingness to learn. You’ll learn something new here nearly every day — people who have worked here for decades still do! We value diligent employees who can complete tasks independently and also as a team.
See the Sky Team at Work on our Instagram.
Whether you're working in hardgoods, indoor gardening or even as a cashier, talking all things plants, nature, and environment is just a regular part of the job. This is an opportunity to work directly with the materials that make incredibly rewarding, thriving gardens a reality. A greater appreciation for the natural world is guaranteed.
See the Sky Team at Work on our Instagram.
If you've ever wanted to get your foot in the door of the gardening & landscape industry, or supplement your horticultural training with first-hand experience, then Sky may be just the place for you!
Jobs Board
Thank you for your interest in joining the team! With our Job Fair on January 18th now behind us, we are officially looking at applications and starting to schedule interviews for our 2025 hiring season. If you're interested, feel free to apply even if you did not attend the event. We do get back to every applicant about their application status, as soon as is possible during our busy spring hiring season.
Bring your excellent customer service skills directly to customers’ homes. Our delivery drivers load, transport, unload, and in some cases set up large items such as trees and fountains throughout the greater Seattle area. We are looking for drivers who are accurate, responsible, courteous, and up for strenuous physical work in all weather conditions. Full-time positions available.
Responsibilities:
- Accurately read invoices and pull orders exactly as specified.
- Plan efficient delivery routes
- Safely move large, bulky, heavy, and/or fragile items
- Safely drive a variety of large vehicles
- Work effectively both independently and as part of a small team
- Provide excellent customer service by delivering items in a safe, considerate, and
friendly manner
Qualifications:
- Available to work Tuesday-Saturday
- Clean driving record
- Previous experience with and/or willing to be trained in driving large vehicles
- Willing to be trained and certified in forklift operation
- Able to work well with customers and co-workers in a positive, professional manner
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and take responsibility for job
assignments - Able to stand, bend, and do repetitive tasks for long periods of time
- Able to lift or move up to 100 pounds on a repetitive basis
- Familiarity with the geographical layout of the greater Seattle area
Hourly Wage Range: $21-27
Benefits include medical (including vision) and dental insurance for those working 30 hours or more after a 2-month period, and vacation pay and 401(k) matching retirement plan after 1 year of employment. And of course, all employees receive sick time, in-house continuing education, a generous Employee Assistance Program and discounts on plants and merchandise.
Sky Nursery provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Ensure a great experience for customers by packing up Sky Nursery branded bags of soil, mulch and crushed rock. We’re looking for people who are independent, alert, accurate, and comfortable prepping, filling, and stacking bagged products using heavy machinery safely in all weather conditions. Full-time and part-time positions available.
Responsibilities:
- Provide excellent customer service
- Safely and efficiently operate a semi-automated bagging unit that produces bags of soils, mulches, and gravel
- Operate a rubber-tire-front-end loader to lift, transport, and load bulk materials to and from various areas of the bulk yard area
- Load bulk materials for customers as requested into open trucks, dump trucks, or onto trailers.
- Verify by visual inspection the written order (pick up slip/ receipt) for amount of bulk materials to be loaded for customers
- Report any mechanical problems associated with equipment to the Bulk Yard Manager.
- Ensure that customer loading area and other areas of the bulk yard are kept clean and free of debris
- Work with other Sky Nursery departments as needed
Qualifications:
- Able to successfully complete safe equipment operation training
- Able to work well with customers and co-workers in a positive, professional manner.
- Able work both inside and outside, in the heat and cold, and around moving equipment.
- Able to bend/stoop, squat/crouch, push/pull, climb, kneel, twist and do repetitive tasks for long periods of time.
- Able to climb in to and out of the rubber-tire front-end loader several times a day
- Able to lift up to 70 pounds on a repetitive basis, and occasionally lift up to 100 pounds
- Able to follow instructions; willing to learn
- Responsible and reliable. Accurate.
Hourly Wage Range: $19-25
Benefits include medical (including vision) and dental insurance for those working 30 hours or more after a 2-month period, and vacation pay and 401(k) matching retirement plan after 1 year of employment. And of course, all employees receive sick time, in-house continuing education, a generous Employee Assistance Program and discounts on plants and merchandise.
Sky does not accept unsolicited application materials from any source
other than directly from a candidate through this website or paper application.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Fill out an application form and return it one of two ways:
- APPLY ONLINE: Choose the "apply online" button above to fill out and submit your application online.
- APPLY IN-PERSON: Pick up a paper application from a cashier, fill out completely, and return it to the cashiers.
A completed application form is the only requirement unless otherwise noted in the position description below. You may optionally include a brief cover letter or resume. All completed applications are considered equally.
Positions may be available year round, but most of our hiring is done in January and February for the busy spring season. If no jobs are open at this time please apply, and we will keep your application on file.
As mentioned, positions may be open at any point in the year, but the bulk of our hiring is done in January and February in preparation for spring.
The spring hiring process kicks off with applicant review and interview scheduling after the Job Fair in late January. We recommend attending the fair to meet directly with department leads and learn more about the kind of work you'll be doing through a behind-the-scenes tour.
Questions? Feel free to email us at [email protected]
Please check the individual job postings above for hourly wage ranges.
We believe in establishing a consistent, reliable schedule that still remains flexible to the lives of our employees. As a retail business, we do ask that staff be available to work at least one weekend day. Full time and part time scheduling available.
Our busiest months are March-June, and these are the months where we need the most staff support. For this reason, most of our entry-level positions start seasonally in January or February and end in June or July. With this in mind, starting out seasonally can be a great step towards year-round employment at Sky. We also welcome employees who want to return seasonally year after year, and those who want to join us for just one season of work.
Sky Nursery has an active Minor Work Permit, so we are able to accept applications from those 16 years or older at time of hiring. Working at Sky can be a great spring/summer job or supplement to school!
Benefits include medical (including vision) and dental insurance for those working 30 hours or more after a 2-month period, and vacation pay and 401(k) matching retirement plan after 1 year of employment. And of course, all employees receive sick time, in-house continuing education, a generous Employee Assistance Program and discounts on plants and merchandise.
We ask that employees remain in the department they were hired in for three months, but after that, we encourage cross-training, or trying a different department if they desire. Sky prides itself on giving employees the opportunity to grow and gain experience in areas they are passionate about, taking on more responsibility as desired.