Assistant Grower

2 weeks ago

Kingsville, Canada Soave Enterprises Full time

**POSITION & HOURS**:

- Full Time, Permanent, Day, Weekend, On-call
- 44 to 50 Hours / Week

**SALARY & BENEFITS**
- Salary based on experience
- Disability benefits, Medical benefits, Dental benefits, Group insurance benefits, Life insurance benefits.

**ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY**:
**Overall responsibility**
- Oversee the Greenhouse Production ensuring all tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.

**Key areas of responsibility**
- Provide support and solutions to all members of the Production Department.
- Responsible for ensuring all crop management requirements are met; optimize production and quality while minimizing cost.
- Responsible for monitoring and maintain the computerized greenhouse climate and irrigation system; monitor alarm systems
- Review and prioritize all crop related jobs; complete and issue work schedule; verify completion.
- Obtain measurements and collect samples when necessary.
- Collect data on growth, development, quality, etc. for all varieties grown; maintain record.
- Analyze crop data to implement successful growing strategies and make variety recommendations.
- Ensure preventative maintenance is completed on climate/irrigation computers, and all other tools required for the growing process.
- Review production needs and opportunities for improvement.
- Oversee and monitor the labour tracking system for the greenhouse; verifying accuracy.
- Responsible for all purchasing required by the Production Department.
- Maintain and control inventory of equipment, tools, supplies and fertilizers/agrochemicals used by the Production Department, including all required documentation and records.
- Maintain daily communication with other necessary departments, providing them with daily/weekly production estimates, quality updates, plant conditions, etc.
- Scheduled on-call duties.
- Assist in recommendations to ensure all Migrant Worker requirements are determined and met.
- Follow all guidelines, terms and conditions related to all Foreign Worker Programs and the respective consulates and liaisons.
- Ensure all employees in the Production Department are trained to perform their jobs properly.
- Ensure that the Production Department conforms to all Food Safety, Quality Management System and Health & Safety requirements.
- Attendance and participation in all required meetings.
- Represent the company in a professional manner at all times.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding all projects, property and intellectual property of the company.
- Report all discrepancies and breaches of any and all company procedures, protocols and integrity.
- Follow all food Safety, Quality Management System and Health & Safety requirements.
- Obey all general job training instructions, safe work practices and procedures.

**SPECIFIC SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS**
- Forklift License
- High School Diploma/Certificate
- 1 -2 year relevant experience
- Leadership skills, ability to be objective
- Organizational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
- Flexible, Reliable

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