Grower - Part-time

Force Inspection Services; Springwater; On-site; CAD 26,174 - 30,307; Part time

Job summary

Bradford Greenhouses is seeking a Grower to maintain high quality live plants in our greenhouse environment. The role involves hands-on care of plants in all weather conditions and reporting concerns to management to protect product quality.

Responsibilities include seeding, watering, fertilizing, pruning, pest checks, inventory management, and maintaining records of plant status. A horticulture credential and grower certification are preferred, with prior greenhouse experience advantageous.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in horticulture is required.
• 2 years of greenhouse growing experience.
• Grower certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Grows plants to maturity, including seeding, watering, fertilizing, trimming, and applying treatments.
• Reviews plants daily for pests or disease; isolates and treats affected areas.
• Controls watering across greenhouse zones and may delegate to staff.
• Maintains quality control of live products and records actions taken.
• Monitors fertilizer and chemical inventory and climate control systems.
• Advises management on pesticide changes and cost-saving methods.

Education

Degree or diploma in horticulture

Job description

Description

• Location 4346 highway 90,Springwater, ON, L9X 1T7,Canada
• Base Pay $19.00 - $22.00 / Hour
• Employee Type Part Time Indefinite

Summary

The Grower is required to maintain a high standard of quality in all live products that are grown, sold from and displayed in our Bradford Greenhouses environment.This is a physical position working with all plant material in all weather conditions.The individual in this position is also required to report any concerns to management that could have a direct effect on lessening the quality of the live products.

Job Duties

• Grows plants to maturity. This will include seeding, watering, moving materials, fertilizing, trimming/cleaning up the plants and applying any treatment that the plants may require.
• Reviews plants on a daily basis for possible insect or disease. If any of these items are located, isolates the infected plants and treats the area accordingly.
• Controls the watering of the plants in all zones of the Greenhouses (this may involve delegating some other employees to assist with watering).
• Quality control of all live products: addressing any concerns in products with the head grower in the particular area.
• Maintains clear record of when plants were reviewed and what action (if any) took place.Actions could involve adding pesticides, fertilizing or any other additional care that may be required.
• Maintains clear record of any material that needs to be written off and the reason for writing the product off: tired product, diseased, deceased etc.
• Monitors and orders fertilizer and chemical inventory for in store use.
• Monitors climate control and watering systems: maintaining an ideal growing environment.
• Continuing education on new trends in the grower industry and advises management of any changes that may be required (pesticide changes, new by laws, cost saving methods).

Requirements

• Degree and/or diploma in horticulture
• 2 years previous growing experience in a mid to large size greenhouse environment
• Able to accurately diagnose and remedy the majority of plant illnesses and diseases
• Grower certification

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

This position may be exposed to longer hours, days on your feet and a moderately stressful environment. The individual will have frequent exposure to pesticides, chemicals and fertilizers. It is the individual’s responsibility to ensure that any applications of potentially hazardous products is conducted in accordance to the guidelines outlined by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and the Pesticide Applicator Course.

Sensory demands in this position are low and entail approximately 20% auditory effort and 80% concentration and communication. Physical demands are high, as this individual will be involved with watering and fertilizing all product in the greenhouse in hot and humid environment.