Tropicals and Plant Storage Coordinator

Push Operations; Thames Centre; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Heeman’s in Ontario seeks a Tropical Plant Storage Coordinator to care for clients' plants overwintering in our storage greenhouse and to assist with production and facility maintenance. You will prune, water, repot, scan barcodes, and help with customer questions.

The role requires English fluency, high school diploma, and Grower Pesticide License within two weeks. This seasonal, outdoors-friendly position offers varied days, with availability for evenings and weekends, and a collaborative team

Qualifications

• Must obtain Grower Pesticide License within two weeks of hire.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience in horticulture, agriculture, or greenhouse work.
• Advanced English in writing and speaking.

Responsibilities

• Care for plants overwintered in the greenhouse, including pruning, watering and repotting.
• Understand care requirements for annual and tropical plants.
• Provide customer support for plant-related questions.
• Maintain clean, disinfected greenhouses between crops.
• Liaise with clients about issues and updates on plants in storage.
• Organize storage greenhouse to optimize growth and track locations with barcodes.
• Support production and facilities teams; uphold safety policies.

Skills

Mathematics for crop protectants

Independent work

Organizational skills

Time management

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Transportation plan

Education

Grower Pesticide License (to be obtained within 2 weeks)

High school diploma or GED

Forklift operation (asset)

Tools

Forklift operation (training)

Barcode scanning

Plant care knowledge

Job description

At Heeman’s, each staff member is titled a “Daymaker” first and foremost. We believe our amazing staff is the key to making our space a “Happy Place” for everyone who enters. As the Tropical Plant Storage Coordinator, you’ll provide care of customer’s plants in the greenhouse over winter. In other seasons, you will be helping with production or facility maintenance.

As a key member of the Heeman’s team, your role as the Tropical Plant Storage Coordinator is essential in contributing to our overall success. In this role, you’ll help us achieve our goals of providing exceptional service and ensuring a positive environment and “Happy Place” for all Daymakers & guests.

Responsibilities:

• Tasked with caring for all plants overwintered for clients in storage greenhouse, including pruning, scouting, watering, repotting, and treating plants.
• Understand plant varieties and care requirements for a range of annual and tropical plants.
• Provide customer support for questions or concerns related to tropical plants in storage and general plant questions.
• Clean and disinfect greenhouses between crops.
• Liaise clients to update them about any arising issues or important updates about plants in storage, including working to find workable solutions.
• Organize storage greenhouse to place each plant in the right space to optimize their growth conditions and care, including scanning barcodes on each plant to update the location in our database for smooth; rapid locates for pick-ups in spring.
• Act as a part of Production team to maintain a clean growing environment across all greenhouse spaces, including scouting and treating issues arising in all plant crops.
• Assist with other greenhouse departments including production, facilities & maintenance.
• Establish a safe work environment adhering to company policies and guidelines.
• Contribute to the overall success of Heeman’s; oversee/support other relevant projects.
• Exhibit a positive attitude and excellent work habits.
• Back up Receiver as a secondary forklift operator to unload deliveries.
• Work in compliance with all human resources, operational (SOP) and Food, Health & Safety policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills & Personal Attributes

• Solid understanding of mathematics for calculations to accurately mix crop protectants
• Capable of following direction and working independently
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills and ability to manage frequent interruptions
• Adaptability to a continuously changing work environment
• Transportation plan; Heeman’s is not located on a bus route

Education, Experience & Language

• Grower Pesticide License (must receive within two weeks of hiring)
• Ability to operate a forklift an asset (training would be provided if not yet a skill in successful candidate)
• Passion for the industry, sales, and guest service
• Horticulture, agriculture, or greenhouse work experience is required.
• High school diploma, GED or equivalent
• Prior retail, agriculture or greenhouse work experience is considered an asset
• Language: advanced English (written and oral)

Availability:

• Availability to work before and after regular hours and during all hours of operation (including evenings and weekends)
• Availability to work up to 6 days per week
• Flexibility to accommodate scheduling changes
• Open availability for May to June, September, October
• Transportation plan: Heeman’s is not located on a bus route

About Working at Heeman’s:

No two days are the same at Heeman’s and that keeps things interesting and exciting. As a seasonal farm business that’s open year-round, we see some pretty busy times and experience down seasons, too. The environment here in the greenhouse and outdoors means it can be sunny and hot or cold and snowy. As the Tropical Plant Storage Coordinator, you’ll need to be capable of performing in this type of environment and comfortable on your feer all day and moving plants aroundin the greenhouse (that can weigh up to 50lbs). Heeman’s is proudly a family-owned and farm/agriculture-based business, and our employees are classified as agriculture employees under the ESA.