Greenhouse Associate

**Job Type**:Full-time Seasonal

**Start Date**: Immediately until July 1st, 2024
**Salary/Wage**:starting at $15.50/hr
**Hours of work**: 8:00am - 4:30pm (During the busy season, weekend work will be required)

**About us**:T&T Seeds has a long history of supplying mail-order seeds and perishable plant stock across the Canadian provinces, from B.C. to P.E.I. Founded in 1947, we are known for our commitment to providing Canadians with high-quality, non-GMO seeds and unmatched customer care. T&T Seeds takes pride in its employees and offers skills training and development opportunities.

**The position**:Reporting to the Greenhouse & Retail Manager, we are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Greenhouse Associate to carry out the care and merchandising of perennials, shrubs, and trees in the nursery, and assist in the care and merchandising of flowers and vegetables in the greenhouse.

Responsibilities include:
Greenhouse
- Daily walk through of greenhouses/nursery to maintain cleanliness
- Help inspect all water pumps, lines, irrigation equipment, tank operation, fan operation
- Maintain organization of equipment, tools, and parts
- Maintain work area cleanliness, daily
- Perform minor repairs, working alone or with other team members when necessary

Fertilizer, disease, and insect control programs
- Follow specific fertilizer programs, maintain fertilizer tank levels, and feed plants
- Follow current disease and insect control programs in place and participate in improving record keeping initiatives

Merchandising and Inventory Management
- Ensure that all products, including flowers and vegetable products are available for sale and appealing to our customers
- Maintain cleanliness and organization
- Several times per day, retail inventory levels must be replenished and monitored in a timely manner
- Constant monitoring and updating labels for all pots, and products to ensure accuracy and correctness of all prices

Nursery work
- Merchandising of our perennial, tree and shrub displays
- Must be eager to learn and become knowledgeable about our products, perennials, trees, and shrubs
- Help to maintain the nursery
- Lay down the leftover stock at the end of the season
- Plant and maintain the planters and front beds

Everyone at T&T is responsible for selling and providing excellent customer service. There will be times when this will take precedence over regular daily tasks. You will be working with a variety of other employees to accomplish the goals of T&T. You will need to follow instructions and at times give instructions. You will need to work with managers, warehouse and retail staff, yard associates and others to do your job well. You will be required to wear a badge/two-way radio to communicate with other departments.

**Requirements**:

- Available to work extended periods on your feet, often in hot and humid weather conditions
- Excellent communication skills
- Minimum 1 year of prior experience in landscaping and/or greenhouse an asset
- Ability to work independently, with mínimal direction, and as a team
- Excellent attention to detail
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 30lbs
- Must love dogs (We are a dog-friendly business)

**Note**:T&T Seeds is located at 7724 Roblin Blvd, Headingley. Successful applicants must have access to reliable transportation as it is not accessible by city transit.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Seasonal

Pay: From $15.50 per hour

Work Location: In person