Assistant Grower

**Assistant Grower**

John Slaman Greenhouses Ltd.

1 Seventh Concession, Burford, ON

**About John Slaman Greenhouses Ltd**:
Quality is the best way to describe the fresh cut flowers grown at John Slaman Greenhouse Ltd operating as Slaman’s Quality Flowers. With over 250,000 sqft of climate-controlled greenhouses, Slaman’s provides locally grown cut chrysanthemums and lisianthus. Slaman’s Quality Flowers sells directly to wholesale and auction channels throughout Ontario, Quebec and the North-Eastern United States. Every bunch is sleeved with the logo _Slaman's Quality Flowers_ so customers can request these locally grown fresh cut flowers. The Slaman’s team makes every effort utilizing modern growing techniques, agri-technology for climate-controlled greenhouses to improve production, and environmentally sustainable practices to reduce our carbon footprint while providing customers with quality flowers.

**How you will contribute as part of the Slaman’s team**:
**Major Responsibilities**:

- Under direction monitors all growing and production tasks
- Assists with planning to structure work efficiently, and coordinate production activities
- Monitors and maintains awareness of plant production and quality indicators to ensure they meet company requirements
- Monitors ventilation, irrigation and other environmental conditions and informs operations manager or Grower of concerns
- Maintaining plant and spray records for quality control, compliance, and safety purposes
- Ensures other Growers are updated with necessary information prior to weekend, holidays, and vacations
- Ensures sufficient supplies for efficient work schedules
- All other duties as assigned

**What will you need to succeed**:
Education (degree/diploma/certifications)
- No requirements but prior training or education is always an asset.

**Experience**

Entry-level
- No prior experience required

**Knowledge/Skill/Ability**
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Thorough knowledge of plant pests and diseases
- Ability to adapt to new technology and processes
- Ability to driver pullers (and tow motors if trained) a strong asset
- Ability to multi task and be willing to adapt to priorities and tasks changing on short notice
- Bilingual in English and Spanish an asset

**Position Details**:
**Employment type**: Full-Time

**Duration of employment**: Permanent after 3-month probation period

**Hours of work**: Approximately 40 hrs/week

**Schedule**: Set schedule - Monday to Friday with requirement to work some Saturdays, long weekends and extra hours during peak sales times or as required due to agriculture production.

**Work Conditions**: Cold environment - ready to ship product is stored and packed in a cooler with temperatures ranging from 2-6 degrees Celsius; Warm environment - Warehouse and Production Greenhouse may range in temperature throughout the seasons 15-35+ degrees Celsius.

**Work location**: In-person, Burford site

**Salary Range**: $18.00- $24.00 per hour; prior experience and skill set considered when setting salary

**Reports to**: Manager Administration and Government Relations

While John Slaman Greenhouse Ltd thanks all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews

**Salary**: $20.00-$24.00 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location