Trout Lily ,Organic Grower Assistant Jobs in Canada


Position: Organic
Grower Assistant
Type: full-time 2-month position, April & May 2015
Organization: Trout Lily http://www.troutlily.ca
Location: 20 min. NE of Guelph (half way between Rockwood & Fergus),
Ontario

TROUT LILY – Certified Organic Nursery


Trout Lily produces a wide range of certified organic vegetable, herb
and flower transplants for sale to home gardeners. Trout Lily is
currently looking for an individual to fill a position as a grower
assistant, mainly for the critical months of April and May. A second
“helper” position will be available on a flexible basis to assist on
key days from mid-April through May.

(1) Grower Assistant Position – full-time, short term (approx. two months)

Duties (training provided):
• seeding, transplanting & watering
• tracking crop production information
• assembling orders
• venting greenhouses
• monitoring for pests & disease
• marketing at farmers’ market

Skills required:
• self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic & desire to learn
• excellent attention to detail
• ability to reliably take notes, track & relay information
• good communication skills
• flexibility to work long hours some days
• ability to oversee/coordinate others
• friendly/helpful outlook when dealing with customers
• a green thumb is an asset!

(2) Helper position – will involve helping the grower/owner and grower
assistant with the duties listed above.

Pay:
• Grower Assistant – $12.00/ hr to $14.00/hr per hour depending on
experience & performance;
• Helper – $11/hr
• there is an option of on-farm lodging (though preference will be
given to candidates with own lodgings and transportation), pay scale
will be adjusted if on-farm lodging is required

Where: 20 min. NE of Guelph, ON (half way between Rockwood & Fergus)

When:

a) Grower Assistant – end March to early June, ranging from three/four
days at beginning to five/six days per week at height of season
b) Helper – mid April through May, flexible on an as-needed basis
(could vary from two to five days per week), will typically be full
eight hour work days

Application:

Please apply by sending resume & cover letter to:
vera.top@troutlily.ca
no later than 28 February 2015.

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