Lead Urban Farmer Toronto

6 months ago

Toronto, Canada MicroHabitat Full time

Overview:
JOB OFFER: Lead Urban Farmer (SEASONAL)

Are you looking to work for a company with good values and that helps build more sustainable cities and communities?

MicroHabitat is looking for someone with ambition, leadership and a passion for agriculture to fill the position of Lead Urban Farmer (Seasonal).

Introduction:
At MicroHabitat, we are implementing urban agriculture to improve the urban environment, the lifestyles of city dwellers and encourage a better understanding of environmental issues. We install edible gardens on the roofs and ground spaces of companies, institutions and schools in order to reconnect people to nature and their food.

What’s in it for you?

A rewarding job where you can cultivate in unique places and enjoy summer

A competitive salary and paid vacation per year upon hiring

Free coffee and tea

A team-oriented work environment that encourages initiative and leadership

Happy hour and various social events throughout the year

Fun team activities with your colleagues - because MicroHabitat is first and foremost a big family

Work and meet colleagues as passionate as you

Job Description:
The role of this person is to manage the set-up urban agriculture projects throughout Toronto with a multicultural clientele within their work and living environment located in different boroughs of Toronto under the supervision of the Director of Farming. This position will also be responsible for installing and maintaining and harvesting food production zones. The goal of this position is raising awareness and transferring knowledge in urban agriculture to this varied clientele.

Tasks and main responsibilities:
The person holding this position will be responsible for setting up agriculture projects, acting as support to the management and monitoring of the food production zones, supporting and evaluating the urban agriculture activities of the projects that they are responsible for.

This position requires us to work in concert with members of the MicroHabitat team in order to contribute to the company's expansion around the world and the deployment of urban agriculture in each of our cities. The person will also be responsible for leading educational workshops in English for clients of all ages.

Horticultural management:

- Coordinate and prepare materials and kits for installations, maintenance, and garden closings.
- Leading installations with the team
- Carry out the installations and supervise the installation team during the installation season.
- Ensure the full maintenance of MicroHabitat urban farms and mobilize members of these organizations by offering project information and horticultural advice.
- Perform quality insurance horticulture maintenance of urban farms.
- Perform all other related tasks (harvesting, cuttings, watering, tying up tomato plants, controlling pests and weeds, cleaning crops, delivering crops).
- Carry out educational activities with MicroHabitat clients.

Representation and administration:

- Host information kiosks and workshops in English on urban agriculture for clients of all ages.
- Attend team meetings and meetings with partners.
- Write reports and document the activities of each of the production sites.
- Perform all other related tasks related to purchasing and maintaining MicroHabitat tools and infrastructure.
- Follow companies safety and COVID measures and procedures.
- Perform quality assurance infrastructure visits of rooftops and rooftop farms.
- Participate in the creation of standardization documents and training guides for the company's operations.
- Work directly with the different branches of the company (sales and marketing) as well as the other cities where MicroHabitat operates.
- Participate in grant research and filling.
- Participate in infrastructure expansions in the Toronto area.

Project management:

- Participate and manage all the different steps in the implementation of our food production sites
- Facilitate and participate in the implementation of urban agriculture projects around the city of Toronto.
- Coordinate and prepare for installations, weekly maintenance visits and closing events of the food production spaces.
- Carry out horticultural activities with clients.
- Ensure the maintenance of all MicroHabitat food production spaces.
- Perform all other related tasks (harvesting, cutting, fertilizing, watering, tying up tomato plants, pest and weed control, crop cleaning, crop delivery).
- Ensure that safety guidelines are respected in every area that touches the MicroHabitat operations.
- Ensure that cleanliness is maintained at all times, in all food production areas, as well as in every one of MicroHabitats clients spaces and its own.
- Ensure that all operation reports are filed.
- Participate in operational process improvement.
- Schedule and coordinate food production site visits.
- Make sure that the operations are maintaining cleanliness at all times, in all food production areas, as well as in every

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