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Greenhouse Grower
Parkwood National Historic Site —Oshawa, ON
- $42,000–$45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Inventory control
- Maintenance
- Quality Control
- Store discount
- Wellness program
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Farm Worker / Greenhouse Labourer
Witzke's Greenhouses Ltd. —Courtice, ON
- $17.60 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Maintenance
- Cleaning
- In-person
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Greenhouse Grower
Parkwood National Historic Site —Oshawa, ON
Support, engage and facilitate relationships with volunteers, students and other groups (as necessary). In this role, you will be responsible for developing,…
$42,000–$45,000 a year
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Witzke's Greenhouses Ltd. —Courtice, ON
- In Summary seeding, potting, watering, maintaining crops, caring for crops, cleaning, assembling orders, preparing the orders for delivery, loading the trucks…
$17.60 an hour
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Greenhouse Grower

Parkwood National Historic Site
Oshawa, ON

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Job details

Full-time
$42,000–$45,000 a year
14 days ago

Qualifications

Facilitation
Inventory control
Greenhouse experience
Post-secondary education
Maintenance
Complaint handling
Planting
Schedule management
Client services
Quality Control
Agricultural crop production record-keeping
Program coordination
Customer service orientation
Budgeting
Workshop facilitation experience
Production scheduling

Full job description

Position Summary

Do you love planning ensuring that everyone who visits Parkwood has the best experience possible? Reporting to the Grounds Supervisor, this individual will be responsible for managing the Display and Production Greenhouses. Working with volunteers in growing, care and maintenance of Parkwood’s Tropical and Orchid collection

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing a program to ensure this directive is met. This position entails moderate physical exertion in walking, standing, bending, lifting, climbing, moving or caring of equipment and supplies.

Duties

Together with the Grounds Supervisor, discuss plant growing activities/space allocation to plan for growing activities that are consistent with planned production schedules
Designing the annual beds, which includes determining the type and amounts of annuals required, ordering the plugs and plants
Responsible for planting all garden beds, along with support from grounds staff
Support the Greenhouse Supervisor (when necessary) with planning work schedules for volunteers and summer students
Support, engage and facilitate relationships with volunteers, students and other groups (as necessary)
Monitor budget expenditures and prioritize spending
Manage complaints and/or challenges as they relate to the greenhouses

· Give direction to outside contractors, when necessary

Prepare monthly reports on greenhouse and planting activities
Diagnosis and treatment all pest or disease problems on estate plant material, and greenhouse plants
Directs the application of technical procedures and timing that control frequency, amount and type of nutrient applications; regulate humidity, ventilation, temperature and amount of light
Monitor crop development and the removal of substandard plants to maintain quality standards.

· Monitors growing conditions and oversees changes in humidity, moisture and temperature and cultivation procedures to ensure conformance with quality control standards.

· Monitors plant development to ascertain conditions such as leaf texture, bloom size and the existence of pests or disease; removing substandard or diseased plants to maintain quality standards.

· Determines rates of fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides as required by the crops and

appropriate application

· Maintains inventory of needed growing supplies such as fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides.

· Maintains records of growing techniques and production; reviews what grew well during spring/ summer/fall season.

· Develop and facilitate workshops/programs throughout the year.

· Maintains a current knowledge of growing techniques and technologies.

· Assists the Grounds Supervisor with other duties as assigned.

Other

· Support filming onsite as required

· Other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

· 2+ years of landscaping experience

· Post-secondary education in Horticulture, Landscape Design

· Flexible schedule

· Professional demeanor

· Must understand the use of biological control and knowledge of IPM program

· In-depth knowledge on the safe handling and application of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides

Core Skills

· Problem solving & creative thinking

· Multitasking and exceptional time management

· Organization with a key focus on deadlines

· Budget Management

· Knowledge of perennials and flowering shrubs

· Exceptional Customer Service and attention to detail

· Professionalism

· Ability to work in conditions typically found in a greenhouse, with high humidity and varying temperatures, with a fair amount of moisture present

· Physical ability to crouch, grasp, lift, and stand on feet for long periods of time.

Pay: $42,000.00-$45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress
Company events
Company pension
Dental care
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Extended health care
Life insurance
On-site parking
Paid time off
Store discount
Vision care
Wellness program

Flexible language requirement:

French not required

Work Location: In person

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