We currently have an opening for a Full Time Assistant Nursery Manager for our Tree Farm located in North Hamilton-Near African Lion Safari.
Responsibilities include assisting the Nursery Manager with the following:
- Maintaining the care of plants, flowers, and trees
- Supervise people and resources to ensure the production of healthy and beautiful flowers, plants, and trees that will be sold to the public or wholesale retailers
- Direct nursery staff to cultivate and harvest trees, flowers, shrubs and other plants
- Provide training to the nursery staff
- Protect nursery plants from diseases, weeds, insects and pests
- Implement the best standards in nursery management issues
- Must maintain clean work areas
- Able to work either outdoors or indoors – indoors might be at a desk completing paperwork or on the phone, outdoors involves hand-on, physical exertion
- Able to handle a fast-paced, high pressure environment during peak season especially
- Able to work with a diverse workforce
- Able to handle changes in temperature and humidity
- Ensure all operating procedures are followed
Requirements:
- Degree in horticulture or a related field is required
- Two years of experience as a nursery/greenhouse worker
- Willingness to learn and apply that knowledge
- Ability to supervise others
- Valid G driver’s license with a clean abstract, must provide own transportation
- Fluent English required
- Ability to speak Spanish an asset
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Thorough knowledge of plant propagation and cultivation
- Experienced in greenhouse growing techniques
- Familiarity with pesticides, insecticides, fertilizers, and watering and planting procedures
- Knowledge of various plants and plant names
- Must be professional, dependable, organized and have attention to detail
- Must have a great work ethic, be a team-player and have an entrepreneurial drive
- Must be able to handle repetitive tasks such as bending, sitting, crouching and standing for long periods.
- Ability to work extended hours as required including weekends
- Able to use Microsoft office software such as Outlook, Word and Excel