Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site setting
- Outdoors
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Greenhouse
- Botanical gardens
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Direct planting of trees, gardens and lawns
- Hire, supervise and schedule staff
- Organize planting of trees, gardens and lawns
- Resolve work problems by providing technical advice to increase the value and functionality of a property
- Schedule work
- Plan and direct grounds maintenance
- Plan and estimate labour and materials
- Maintain work records and logs
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Supervise nursery and greenhouse workers
- Conduct quality control
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Monitor air, water and soil quality
- Coordinate planting and cultivating activities
Supervision
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
Experience and specialization
Type of product
- Seasonal plants
Type of crops
- Herbs
Equipment and machinery experience
- Pick-up truck
- Small engine equipment
- Tractor
Area of work experience
- Irrigation and drainage
Area of specialization
- Garden centre
- Nursery or greenhouse
- Herbal medicine
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Team player
- Flexibility