For the purpose of clarity, Nature Fresh Farms Sales Inc. and Nature Fresh Farms Inc. shall be referred to as Nature Fresh.

Job Description: Our Greenhouse Leads play a key role in assisting the Greenhouse Supervisor in completing day-to-day greenhouse operations to ensure the necessary produce is harvested and packaged to meet customer orders and standards. It is a Greenhouse Leads responsibility to ensure that employees apply proper plant maintenance for successful plant growth, picking, and pack for quality production. Leads will be assigned to areas that are most suited towards their skill set.

• Job Specific Duties

• Coaching employees and demonstrating proper plant maintenance processes such as flower removal, truss position, deleafing, etc. on an on-going basis.
• During crop turnover, Leads are responsible for ensuring all cleanout tasks and start up tasks are completed including ensuring the greenhouse is cleaned and ready for planting.
• Ensuring Greenhouse are organized, prepared, cleaned, and maintained to Health and Safety standards and ensuring only quality products are packaged.
• Maintaining and completing pre-operational and post cleaning procedure checklists for production lines.
• Assisting the Greenhouse Supervisor in planning, delegating, motivating, and leading the team well to improve performance and quality, while ensuring work is done efficiently, correctly, and up to quality standards.
• Assisting Greenhouse Supervisor on training, organizing, and developing work schedules.
• Ensuring all company health and safety and food compliance policies, procedures and standards are adhered to while upholding and monitoring quality control to ensure standards are always met.
• Maintaining confidentiality of all proprietary information, as well as other Company data, including personnel information.
• Must comply with all Health and Safety, Food Safety, Bio Security and Nature Fresh Policies and Procedures
• This job description highlights the main components but is not inclusive of other activities that may be required.

• Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively in English & Spanish is an asset.
• Greenhouse Operations experience considered an asset.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and to motivate a group of people.
• Documentation, attention to detail, time management skills required.
• Basic mathematical skills required.

• Working Conditions

• The greenhouse environment can be very hot, humid, moist, or cold for most of the year
• The greenhouse environment may have bees, bugs, and pests
• Working with a team of people from different cultural backgrounds
• Hours will fluctuate to reflect ongoing needs of the business, 40-60 hours per week average
• Available to work weekends and holidays

• Physical Requirements

• Walking, sitting, and standing throughout the day.
• Some heavy lifting
• Utilizing and pulling a scissor cart