Graduate of Urban Forestry diploma/degree program or equivalent
ISA certified arborist
Experience
Must have 3 years or more experience in a greenhouse/garden centre workplace in Ontario providing consulting services to both retail customers and landscape professionals.
On-site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Floriculture production
Hot
Extreme Cold
Rain
Dusty
Noisy
Odours
Outdoors
Work setting
Rural York Region
Greenhouse
RESPONSIBILITIES
Tasks
- Provide advisory services for staff and customers for trees and shrubs including selection, pest management, disease management strategies, and proper fertilization regime
- Supervise, coordinate and delegate the activities of junior staff within the main greenhouse and the nursery yard
- Repair shrub yard irrigation equipment as needed.
- Monitoring the health of tree and shrubs
- Providing agricultural services such as pruning, irrigating and mixing fertilizer
- Engaging in integrated pest management monitoring and control procedures
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
- Maintain records of stock, sales, and plant death
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Greenhouse and yard cleaning
- Ensure safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Assist in answering the main telephone lines and direct the call appropriately in a timely manner.
- Perform basic math functions to collect payments and make change for sales
- Operate registers, scanners & credit card/debit card terminals and maintain an accurate cash drawer
- Oversees opening and closing operation procedures.
- Assist in the training of new staff in job duties, and health and safety procedures.
- Train and supervise co-op students in both theory, and hands-on skills
- Perform general duties as they arise
Supervision
5-10 people
Equipment and machinery experience
Tractor
Forklift
Irrigation system
Area of specialization
Floriculture
Benefits
Free parking available
Staff discount
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Tight deadlines
- Long days
- Large workload
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work in teams