Greenhouse Production & Ops Lead

Pure Flavor; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid benefits

RRSP matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Pure Flavor Farms LP in Canada is seeking an Operational Grower to lead market strategy initiatives and achieve marketing targets. You will oversee production and harvesting, IPM, climate control, and labor planning while aligning with company standards.

You will direct marketing staff, coordinate with sales, plan growing activities, and implement continuous improvement to ensure product quality and regulatory compliance across GMPs, HACCP, and PrimusGFS programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture or related field, required.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in a commercial greenhouse environment, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• WHIMS and Grower Pesticide certification, required.
• Experience working with PRIVA greenhouse climate control system, preferred.
• Detailed knowledge of major plant groups, their culture and growth traits.
• Ability to identify plant diseases and detect the existence of insects.
• Proven ability to accurately calculate amounts, proportions, percentages, and volume in the application of fertilizers, chemicals, and water.
• Experience in the use of injectors, electrical conductivity and pH meter, boom, and irrigation systems.
• Thorough knowledge of water lines and ability to monitor conditions such as ventilation, light conditions, temperature, and humidity.
• Knowledge of GMP, Health and Safety, Food Safety, HACCP, and PrimusGFS program.
• This job operates in a hot, high humidity environment with potential high noise levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspect of production and harvesting process including integrated pest management, climate management, crop maintenance, labour planning and scheduling.
• Participate in planning growing activities as well production schedule and company standards.
• Oversee clean out process.
• Oversee planting process.
• Monitor growing conditions and review changes in humidity, moisture, and temperature; monitor cultivation procedures to ensure conformance with quality control standards.
• Apply fertilizers and herbicides as needed.
• Inspect crops on a regular basis; remove substandard or diseased plants to maintain quality standards.
• Develop growing procedures for new species in product line and new cultivation techniques.
• Record data on growing techniques and production yields.
• Research and implement continuous improvement concepts, new growing techniques, and technologies.
• Monitor the working environment to ensure that company and statutory hygiene, and health & safety policies and procedures are followed, taking corrective action when necessary.
• Report food safety and quality concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Ensure compliance of all GMPs, SOPs and company policies and procedures.
• Other core expectations as defined by the company.

Skills

Horticulture knowledge

Greenhouse experience

Pesticide safety certification

Quality control

Data recording

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture or related field

Tools

PRIVA system

pH meter

Electrical conductivity meter

Irrigation systems

Job description

Pure Flavor Farms LP in Canada is seeking an Operational Grower to lead market strategy initiatives and achieve marketing targets. You will oversee production and harvesting, IPM, climate control, and labor planning while aligning with company standards.

You will direct marketing staff, coordinate with sales, plan growing activities, and implement continuous improvement to ensure product quality and regulatory compliance across GMPs, HACCP, and PrimusGFS programs.