Employment Opportunities

Come grow with us in the Environmental and Green Industry. Do something positive that will help you and future generations. Build wonderful spaces for people and wildlife while working with the oxygen machines that make life possible and pleasurable. You can take advantage of one of the best benefit and pay packages in the green industry while working "out-of-doors" in casual, comfortable attire. Please call one of the numbers below for questions regarding employment opportunities.

Job Postings

Oakland Nurseries is hiring for the following positions at each of our garden centers—full-time, part-time, and seasonal work available! For the garden store positions, print out and complete the application on the right and bring it in to the relevant store.

Columbus Store:

• Loaders
• Cashiers
• Gift Department Associate
• Garden Center Sales

Delaware Store:

• Cashiers
• Garden Center Sales
• Loaders

Dublin Store:

• Cashiers
• Garden Center Sales
• Oakland HOME staff

New Albany Store:

• Cashiers
• Garden Center Sales
• Loaders

Oakland HOME:

• Furniture Mover and Associate (see below for posting)

Landscape Design/Construction (see below for posting, if hiring)

Green Interiors/Streetscapes/Holiday (see below for posting, if hiring)

Landscape Foreman/Crew Leader

Oakland Design Associates is seeking Crew Leaders/Foremen to manage landscape installation crews. Landscape foremen work directly with landscape designers and project managers to build landscapes for commercial and residential clients.

Landscape Crew Member

Oakland Design Associates is seeking Landscape Construction Crew Members to work directly with landscape foremen and crew leaders to build landscapes for commercial and residential clients.

Landscape Architecture/Design Intern

Oakland Design Associates (the landscape design division of Oakland Nursery) is looking for a summer LA/LD intern.   This is a paid position, with flexible hours (20-40 hrs per week). 

Opportunities include assisting staff designers with take-offs and drawings, building estimates, site visits, hands-on installation in the field, assisting with lead management, learning the art of job costing, and client meetings. 

Candidates must be actively pursuing a degree (undergrad or graduate) in landscape architecture or design. 

Oakland HOME Store Furniture Mover and Associate

We are looking to add an associate to the team that can move furniture, unload products, hang heavy product, etc.  Plus, you will be part of our team of associates that help with running the front end of the store, such as running a register, answering phones and transferring calls, receiving and product, welcoming customers and providing quality customer service.  Please note, this is a physically demanding job position as it requires standing for long periods of time, lifting boxes, lifting and moving furniture, loading heavy product into customer's cars, and unloading incoming shipments.

Contact Information

Administration, Accounting, Business, Marketing, Senior Management and Department Heads – Garden Centers, Nursery, Wholesale and Pottery:
Paul Reiner – (614) 268-3511

Landscape Architecture, Visionary Sustainable Land Planning, Marketing, Senior Management, Division Heads – Interior Scapes, Irrigation, Night Lighting and Street Scapes:
John Reiner, ASLA – (614) 268-3834 ext.160

Garden Centers

Oakland Nursery-Columbus:
Shawn Schilling – (614) 268-3511

Oakland Nursery-Delaware:
Jason Mitchell – (740) 548-6633

Oakland Nursery-Dublin:
John DiFrancesco – (614) 874-2400

Oakland Nursery-New Albany:
T.R. Gensert – (614) 917-1020

Oakland Irrigation:
Chris Meyer – (614) 268-3444

Oakland Night Lighting:
Chris Meyer – (614) 268-3444

Oakland Landscape Construction:
John Doone – (614) 268-3834

Oakland HOME:
Sandy Warner – (614) 874-2400

Oakland Inside & Out:
April Warner - (614) 573-8648

Oakland Street Scapes:
Genevieve Reiner – (614) 268-9466

Oakland Green Interiors:
Genevieve Reiner – (614) 268-9466

Oakland Wholesale:
Ivan Stefanov – (614) 268-1861