Employment Information
- Post ID: 524305959
- Open Date: September 9, 2024
- Close Date: October 27, 2024
- Organization: Livingstone Outdoor
- Sector: Farm, Agriculture & Forestry
- Business Location:1610 Byng Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 7J7
- Total Views: 223
- Duration: 18 calendar days (15 business days)
- Last Updated: 3 weeks ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/manitoba/brandon/524305959/greenhouse-manager/
Job Details
- Experience: 2 years - 3 years
- Job Vacancies: 1
- Compensation: $27.00 per hour / 64 to 100 hours per 2 weeks
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: College certificate or diploma from 1 to 2 years
Job Description
Tasks
- Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for germination
- Direct greenhouse and nursery operations
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Harvest seedlings
- Implement sustainable gardening trends such as permaculture practices
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Mixing fertilizer
- Organize greenhouse and nursery operations
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Control reported insect, disease and weed problems
- Determine type and quantity of stock to grow
- Develop marketing plans
- Establish and maintain required environment
- Establish work schedules
- Hire, train and supervise staff
- Maintain financial and personnel records
- Order materials and stock
- Provide product care and other information and service to customers
- Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying
Supervision
- 16-20 people
- 5-10 people
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
Experience and specialization
Type of product
- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Ferns
- Native plants
- Perennials
- Bedding plants
- Berry bushes
- Christmas trees
- Fruit trees
- Lawns
- Ornamental trees and shrubs
Specialization or experience
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Area of specialization
- Horticulture
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Chemical application certificate or licence
- First Aid Certificate
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Commission
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Mileage paid
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Other benefits
- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Travel insurance