Manager, greenhouse

Overview

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication

• English

• No degree, certificate or diploma

• 3 years to less than 5 years
• On the road
• Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

• Cold/refrigerated
• Hot
• Odours
• Outdoors

• Tasks
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Control reported insect, disease and weed problems
  • Determine type and quantity of stock to grow
  • Establish and maintain required environment
  • Establish work schedules
  • Maintain financial and personnel recordsli>
  • Order materials and stock
  • Provide product care and other information and service to customers
  • Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying
• Supervision
  • 1 to 2 people
  • 3-4 people
  • 5-10 people
  • Staff in various areas of responsibility
• Credentials
  • Chemical application certificate or licence
  • First Aid Certificate
• Experience and specialization
  • Coniferous trees
  • Deciduous trees
  • Native plants
  • Perennials
  • Bedding plants
  • Lawns
  • Ornamental trees and shrubs
• Specialization or experience
  • Green economy sector
  • Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
• Area of specialization
  • Horticulture
• Additional information
  • Security and safety
    • Driver's validity licence check
  • Transportation/travel information
    • Valid driver's licence
    • Vehicle supplied by employer
• Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Physically demanding
  • Tight deadlines
  • Work under pressure
• Personal suitability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Other Benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Transportation provided by employer
• Parking available
• Travel insurance
• Wellness program

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities