greenhouse manager

at  Livingstone Outdoor

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 64 to 100 hours bi-weekly
• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

SPECIALIZATION OR EXPERIENCE

• Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Work under pressure

• 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