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Aldershot Greenhouses Limited is a family-owned greenhouse operation and a leading grower of potted roses and other floral products since 1954.

We are hiring full time seasonal Greenhouse Labourers to support our operation. Anticipated contract length is 2 years.

Duties

This position performs some or all of the following duties:

·Filling pots with soil, taking plant clippings, making cuttings.

· Sticking cuttings into pots, sticking tissue culture into pots.

· Planting cuttings, seedlings or plugs into 10.5 cm up to 24 cm pots.

· Transplant seedlings and rooted cuttings.

· Clipping the Plant cuttings to the ISO machine.

· Monitor plants for healthy growth and potential weed, insect, disease, and fertilizer problems in greenhouse crops.

· Spray trees, shrubs, flowers, and plants to prevent disease and pests.

· Moving the pots about the Greenhouse by placing them into trays, loading the trays onto carts and transporting to another area for unloading.

· Harvesting product either for orders or because product has reached harvest stage and will be placed in cooler.

· Processing harvested product for packaging.

· Packaging the processed product in boxes.

· May operate tractors and other machinery and equipment to fertilize, cultivate, harvest, and spray fields and plants.

· Cleaning the greenhouse, processing and shipping areas, picking up garbage, sweeping etc.

· Maintain tidy working areas.

· Must be able to understand the different varieties of plants to ensure no mixing.

· Understand plants stages to know when to space, process or harvest product, as well as, understanding what the difference between poor quality and positive quality product.





· Other duties as required.

Qualifications

· Capable of operating various landscape equipment, including tractors, mowers, hand tools and forklifts.

· Ability to work indoors and outdoors in variable climatic conditions, including heat and wet conditions.

· Ability to work by its own and in a team environment.

· Work safely and maintain good work ethic.

· Highly self-motivated and positive role model.

· Able to work various hours with extra hours performed during peak operations.

· Ensure all laws and greenhouse policies are followed.

Physical requirements:

· Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

· Fast-paced environment with repetitive tasks crouching, kneeling and bending over working on crops.

· Daily work in hot greenhouse conditions.

Positions: 12 vacancies.

Experience: At least 3 months of Greenhouse or field experience is an asset.

Working hours:

- Monday to Friday: 7:00 am - 4:30 pm. Busier seasons: 7 am - 7 pm.
- Saturday/Holiday: 7:00 am - 12:00 pm. Busier seasons: 7 am - 4:30 pm.

Employment Type: Contract - 2 years.

Locations:

- 1135 Gallagher rd. Burlington, ON, LT72M7
- 374 Concession 5E, Waterdown, ON, L8B 1K7
- 380 Concession 6E, Millgrove, ON, L8B 1M2
- 315 Concession 6 E, Millgrove, ON L8B 1M2

Who can apply for this job? You can apply if you are:
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit.

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Work Location: In person

Pay: $17.95 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 – 60.0 per week

Work Location: In person

📌 Greenhouse Labourer (Burlington)
🏢 Aldershot Greenhouses
📍 Burlington