grower, plants

1 week ago

London ON NW L, Canada Van Luyk Greenhouses and Garden Centre Full time
  • Durée de l'emploi: Saisonnier
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:
  • Education
  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • or equivalent experience
  • Work site environment
  • Floriculture production
  • Hot
  • Outdoors
  • Confined spaces
  • Tasks
  • Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for germination
  • Direct agricultural crops clipping activities
  • Direct greenhouse and nursery operations
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Organize greenhouse and nursery operations
  • Weeding
  • Control reported insect, disease and weed problems
  • Determine type and quantity of stock to grow
  • Develop marketing plans
  • Establish and maintain required environment
  • Establish work schedules
  • Order materials and stock
  • Provide product care and other information and service to customers
  • Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying
  • Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
  • Pot and re-pot plants
  • Plant bulbs and seeds
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Mix and prepare soils
  • Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
  • Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
  • Clean the crops
  • Supervision
  • 11-15 people
  • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
  • Chemical application certificate or licence
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Forklift Operator Certification
  • Provincial licence/certification to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides
  • Type of product
  • Native plants
  • Perennials
  • Bedding plants
  • Tropical plants
  • Seasonal plants
  • Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
  • Technical experience
  • Greenhouse production programs
  • Area of work experience
  • Plant disease, pest and weed prevention and eradication
  • Specialization or experience
  • Green economy sector
  • Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
  • Security and safety
  • Criminal record check
  • Driver's validity licence check
  • 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
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Personal suitability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Reliability
  • Screening questions
  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you live near the job location?
  • Experience
  • 5 years or more
  • Employment terms options
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required
  • Green job
  • Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
  • Other benefits
  • Free parking available
  • Team building opportunities
  • Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
  • Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience
  • Support for mature workers
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
  • Supports for visible minorities
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of 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

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