Grower, plants - nursery

Centre jardin trudel inc.; Baie-Comeau; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning/training paid

Team building

Variable work week

Job summary

Centre jardin trudel inc. is seeking a hands-on supervisor to lead greenhouse and nursery operations at the Baie-Comeau location. The role involves managing harvests, pruning, training, and ensuring the health of crops while coordinating staff schedules and customer service.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 1–2 years of related work. On-site work is required with employer-paid training opportunities and team-building activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct greenhouse and nursery operations.
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
• Greenhouse cleaning.
• Harvest seedlings.
• Level earth to fine grade specifications.
• Tie and secure plants.
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
• Control reported insect, disease and weed problems.
• Determine type and quantity of stock to grow.
• Develop marketing plans.
• Establish and maintain required environment.
• Establish work schedules.
• Hire, train and supervise staff.
• Maintain financial and personnel records.
• Order materials and stock.
• Provide product care and other information and service to customers.
• Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying.

Skills

Greenhouse operations

Staff supervision

Plant care

Crop marketing planning

Soil grading

Pest control

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

French

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree
• or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

1 year to less than 2 years

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Direct greenhouse and nursery operations
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Harvest seedlings
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Control reported insect, disease and weed problems
• Determine type and quantity of stock to grow
• Develop marketing plans
• Establish and maintain required environment
• Establish work schedules
• Hire, train and supervise staff
• Maintain financial and personnel records
• Order materials and stock
• Provide product care and other information and service to customers
• Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying

BENEFITS

OTHER BENEFITS

• Learning/training paid by employer
• Team building opportunities
• Variable or compressed work week