- Hours: 40+
- Benefits: 401k, Health, Dental, Vacation/Sick Time, Moving Bonus, Paid Travel
- Educational support or reimbursement dependent on applicant’s future investment in the company.
Description:
Cropking Inc. has over 30 years of experience in commercial greenhouse and hydroponic manufacturing, sales, and customer support. Our goal is to provide new and experienced growers with the infrastructure, custom pre-built hydroponic systems, product sales, and horticultural support needed to be successful in the field of controlled agriculture, with a specialization in commercial production of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuce, herbs and more. It is our mission to provide our customers with a secure line of support throughout their business experience and to help train a generation of growers with the ability to move the industry forward.
We are looking for an in-house horticultural consultant to equip our current and future customers with the horticultural information needed to successfully run their commercial greenhouse and hydroponic businesses. While providing continuous customer support in various horticultural aspects, the applicant must also be prepared to comfortably instruct our monthly workshops on commercial hydroponics (the workshops are located at our headquarters in Lodi, OH but travel should be expected for hosted workshops in different parts of the United States throughout the year).
Cropking is truly a family run company and treats all employees as part of the family. We pride ourselves on cultivating relationships for the long-term success of our business, our employees, and our customers. As our horticultural consultant, your job will be to cultivate and maintain those customer relationships through the power of information, guidance, and support.
Job Duties:
- Horticultural/Customer support through email, phone, & site visits
- Monthly Educational Workshops
- Product Development through integrated research partnerships with private and public institutions
- Working with the research greenhouse team to provide cultivation data on various hydroponic crops for the use of customer support
- Educational interviews and periodical write-ups for various horticultural publications and private institutions.