Employment Information
- Post ID: 509392133
- Open Date: May 7, 2025
- Close Date: July 17, 2025
- Organization: Extend-A-Family Kingston
- Sector: Farm, Agriculture & Forestry
- Business Location:361 Montreal Street, Kingston, Ontario K7K 3H4
- Total Views: 200
- Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 17 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/ontario/kingston/509392133/hydroponics-grower/
Job Details
- Experience: Not mandatory
- Job Vacancies: 1
- Compensation: $19.00 per hour / 35 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: High school graduation certificate
Job Description
Tasks
- Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for germination
- Cultivate on vertical farming system
- Direct agricultural crops clipping activities
- Direct greenhouse and nursery operations
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Harvest seedlings
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Organize greenhouse and nursery operations
- Supervise staff in shoots positioning and seed cutting
- Control reported insect, disease and weed problems
- Determine type and quantity of stock to grow
- Establish and maintain required environment
- Establish work schedules
- Order materials and stock
- Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Vulnerable sector check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player