Greenhouse Growing Rotational Internship

Hiring Organization: Four Star Greenhouse Inc.
Employment type: Internship
Job Location: Carleton, MI
Application Due Date: April 30, 2024

Greenhouse Growing Rotational Internship

Four Star Greenhouse is a growing, highly successful, family-owned company, founding partner in the premium national plant brand “Proven Winners”. We are recognized nationally for our strong investment in research and development, breeding, rigorous testing, and trials to ensure high garden performance and a user experience that is Easy, Successful, and Inspiring. You have likely seen our beautiful plants, hanging baskets, shrubs and other products at your local garden center, Home Depot, Lowes or online at Amazon.com. We have been operating in the horticulture industry since 1977 with state-of-the-art facilities headquartered on 30-acres in Carleton, MI, with an additional 4+ acres of outdoor growing area and a large display garden, about 15-minutes south of Detroit Metro Airport. Our company has a genuine middle market family-feel, highly cohesive and collaborative with a casual setting focused a team-success.

Four Star recognizes the importance of internships when starting a career. Our rotational growing internship will provide interns with the full scope of how greenhouse growing works at Four Star Greenhouse. Interns will gain knowledge in crop care, production, pest management, plant testing and sampling, greenhouse facilities, and the new technology that we have. Paid positions are available in the fall, winter, and spring/summer with specific dates flexible enough to fit your schedule.

Come grow your skills and knowledge at Four Star!

This internship will primarily focus on gaining high levels of knowledge in:

Greenhouse Growing
- Season Dependent
  - Stock and Mother Plants
  - Young Plants
  - Finished Crops
  - Color Choice Shrubs
- Plant Health Identification
- Multiple Irrigation Techniques
- Greenhouse Equipment
- Pesticide Applications and Growth Regulator Applications

This internship will also have the opportunity to gain knowledge in:

Young Plant Production
- Propagation of Vegetative Tip Cuttings
Seed Sowing
Shipping of Young and Finished Plants
Finished Plant Production
Integrated Pest Management System including:
- Pest Identification
- Beneficial Insects
Tissue and Soil Sampling
Test, Read and Adjust Soil for pH and EC
Virus Testing
Greenhouse Environmental Control Systems
Inventory Management
Product Line Management
Four Star Greenhouses Display Garden