Greenhouse manager Jobs in Hamilton, ON

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Chicken farming
• Other poultry farming

Work setting

• Landscape maintenance

Tasks

• Direct farm grooming activities
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Handling animals
• Manage feed inventory activities
• Monitoring animal health
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Raise and breed livestock and poultry
• Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
• Manage overall operation of farm
• Perform general farm duties
• Perform routine maintenance
• Feed and tend animals
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens

Type of product

• Ferns
• Perennials

Equipment and machinery experience

• Turf grass harvester
• Feeding and watering system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor

Area of specialization

• Nursery or greenhouse
• Horses

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

• 5 years or more

Green job

• Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Other benefits

• On-site amenities
• On-site housing options
• Parking available

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

• Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example : job fairs, outreach programs etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities