Summer Student - Assistant Agronomist

at  Manitoba Harvest

ASSISTANT AGRONOMIST: SUMMER STUDENT - MORDEN, MB/ SURROUNDING AREAS

Meet Tilray Wellness
Tilray Wellness is a division of Tilray, a global pioneer in the research, cultivation, production, and distribution of cannabis and hemp, currently serving patients and consumers in thirteen countries spanning five continents. Within North America, Tilray Wellness is focused on unlocking the power of hemp to support holistic health. The cornerstone of the Wellness portfolio is Manitoba Harvest, the world’s largest hemp foods company. Manitoba Harvest offers a portfolio of hemp food products to consumers across North America. We are proud to be a Certified B Corporation among a community of companies who meet higher standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
Our culture fosters entrepreneurial behaviors and collaborative solution discovery. We value doing the right thing, humility, serving the community, passion, productive discussion, and fun. As we harvest and harness the power of hemp, we are cultivating the world in which we want to live. One full of strong bodies, healthy hearts, and open minds. We are looking for team members who will embrace our purpose, believe in our values, fuel our culture, and spread the power of Hemp.
Shift: Monday-Friday
About the Opportunity:
The Assistant Agronomist plays a key role in the farm operations team as a crop maintenance support role to growing season. They will assist with preparing and maintaining test plots, completing plot studies and analysis, and assisting growers to ensure crop maintenance and improvement and increasing agronomic knowledge base of growers resulting in success in crop yields.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities for plots and nurseries including:

o Land preparation
o Staking the boundaries of the plots and nurseries
o Seeding, some of which is hand planting
o Hand weeding
o Plant selection for culling / plant selection keeping as seed stock
o Hand rogueing daily to remove undesirable plants for at least 6 weeks and then every second day till harvest.
o Documenting all rogueing and selections for seed stock and for culling
o Hand harvesting the nurseries,
o Assistance in harvesting and post harvest seed storage.
o Operating small tractor

o Operating rototiller

• Agronomy responsibilities Including:

o Supervised field tour to scout fields, perform yield estimates

o Scouting/inspecting other pedigree fields along with Seed Production Manager

• Other duties as assigned by the organization.

Competencies:

• Communication
• Analytical Thinking / Problem solving
• Customer Relations
• Teamwork
• Interpersonal Skills
• Organization

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in Science- Agriculture or similar related program
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills,
• Strong writing, communication, facilitation skills.
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License
• Valid Class 3 License is an asset
• Own vehicle

Working Conditions:

• Travel required
• Attending farm/ crop fields
• Physically work land at test plots - planting tilling, weeding, shoveling
• Standing walking for long periods
• Interacts with suppliers, team members and management
• Computer usage

General:

• Demonstrates the Company’s Mission, Vision and Values in relation to all aspects of the role
• Comply with basic systems and procedures of the Company
• Participate in ongoing training as directed by Management

Confidentiality:

• Responsible to preserve and safeguard all confidential information that comes to their knowledge in the course of employment with Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd.
• Responsible to observe and comply with the policies of the Company and applicable legal requirements with respect to confidential information and the protection of privacy

Manitoba Harvest welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please advise when submitting your application.
Please note that Manitoba Harvest does not authorize, engage, or sponsor any consultants, agencies or organizations that seek certain personal or financial information from you (e.g. passwords, login ids, credit card information). Manitoba Harvest does not charge any application, processing or onboarding fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Internship / Co-op

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Will you be able to reliably commute to Morden, MB and surrounding areas for this job?
• This role will require you to attend to multiple farm/ crop fields a day. Do you have access to a reliable vehicle at all times during your working hours?
• This role is physically demanding; are you comfortable and able to stand, lift, bend, weed, shovel, and be on the move your entire shift?
• Are you a post-secondary student? What year and program are you currently enrolled in?

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Work Location: In perso

• Responsibilities for plots and nurseries including