Grower, Assistant Jobs

West Coast Floral is a wholesale greenhouse in South Surrey producing a wide variety of potted plants for our destination garden center as well as customers throughout western Canada and the Northwestern USA. We grow a full range of annuals, tropicals and flowering plants in our 200,000 ft2 production facility. We are hiring an assistant grower to join our production team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to learn and expand their knowledge of growing plants.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of monitoring and spraying in accordance with GCP export program.
• Thorough knowledge of water lines and be aware of and monitor conditions such as ventilation, light conditions, temperatures, and humidity.
• Monitor crop health for presence of pests, disease, or any other pathogens and implement control measures when needed.
• Apply fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides as directed
• Assist the Greenhouse Manager with other duties as assigned.
• Evaluate plant health and growth rates, applying PGR when needed and adjusting feeding schedules.
• Abide by WorkSafe BC Joint Health and Safety Regulations
• Monitor growing conditions and discuss changes in climate, nutrition, and growth controls.
• Maintain irrigation, fertilizers, and climate for each crop’s specific needs.
• Monitor EC and PH levels.
• Safe handling and application of chemicals, fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides.
• Maintain current knowledge of growing techniques and technologies, on-going learning with courses, webinars and presentations that would contribute to the success of your role.

Qualifications/Experience

• Legally permitted to work in Canada.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Pesticide applicator license is an asset, will be required to obtain upon hire.
• Benefits available after 90 days of full time employment.
• Minimum of 2 years experience or relevant education.
• Must have own transportation (location is not transit accessible).
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Willingness to work weekends on rotation (on-call)*
• Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, and draw a valid conclusion when identifying plant diseases and insects.

We thank all applicants, only those with the skills and qualification will be considered for the position.