Posted 2 months ago
Vegetable and Ornamental Grower
@ Freeman Herbs
Lincoln, Ontario
Overview
Freeman Herbs is hiring a full-time Vegetable and Ornamental Grower to manage greenhouse growing, covering long-term ornamental crops and seasonal vegetables and herbs. The work involves crop health, pest and disease prevention, nutrient and water management, record keeping and weekly team meetings. The role requires a horticulture diploma or degree, at least 2 years of greenhouse leadership experience, a valid spray license, and on-call availability including weekends.
Pay:
$25–$28 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Manage greenhouse crop nutrition, water and environment
- Monitor and prevent pests and disease, including spraying and IPM
- Maintain crop, shrink and spray records
- Coordinate daily with the growing department
- Identify systemic problems and propose solutions
Requirements summary:
- Horticulture diploma or degree required
- Minimum 2 years greenhouse or horticultural leadership experience
- Valid spray or pesticide license
- Willing to be on call and work weekends
- Microsoft Office skills; Spanish an asset
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-20
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Agriculture & natural resources |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Management experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Licences & certifications | Valid spray/pesticide license |
| Education | College diploma (required), High school (required) |
| Fields of study | Horticulture |
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Freeman Herbs
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Full company description
Evergreen Herbs is a grower, packer and shipper of fresh Herbs and Specialties Vegetables.
- LinkedIn followers
- 771
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 51
- Reported office locations
- 3727 184 St, Surrey, British Columbia V3Z 1B8, CA
- Other recorded names
- Freeman Herbs
- Evergreen Herbs
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
Evergreen Herbs is a grower, packer and shipper of fresh Herbs and Specialties Vegetables.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Farming |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Surrey, British Columbia |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1996 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
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As Vegetable & Ornamental Grower, you will play a vital role in managing, organizing, directing and controlling the activities of greenhouse growing. Your crop responsibilities will account for long-term ornamental production, as well as seasonal vegetable and herb offerings. You will work with the growing department to assess crop quality and ensure healthy and pest free ornamentals, vegetables, and herbs. You will implement preventative measures to ensure plants are pest and disease free and have optimal conditions to thrive and grow.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure plants are provided with proper nutrients and water
- Monitor the greenhouse environment, making adjustments as needed
- Monitor crop quality and waste to determine opportunities for improvement
- Monitor for pests and disease
- Assist with spraying and the I.P.M. Program
- Maintain records of crop, shrink reports and spray records
- Maintain daily communication with the department to coordinate daily activities and to ensure continuous improvement
- Identify systemic problems and suggest solutions for remediation
- Work within the parameters of CFIA regulations
- Attendance of weekly meetings with growing team
- Work within safety guidelines established by Freeman Herbs and identify areas of safety concern
- Keep a clean and tidy work environment
Qualifications:
Education:
- Highschool diploma
- Horticulture diploma or degree required
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years of demonstrated leadership experience in a greenhouse/horticultural setting
Skills:
- Working knowledge of greenhouse management systems
- Self-motivated, demonstrated leadership skills'
- Ability to work autonomously with little guidance
- Ability to coordinate amongst multiple teams and stakeholders
- Willing to be on call, work weekends when needed
- Working knowledge of Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Valid spray/pesticide license
- Working knowledge of Spanish is considered an asset
This job posting is for an existing vacancy at Freeman Herbs. We thank all candidates for their interest in this position, however, only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.
At Freeman Herbs, we are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environment. We are happy to discuss any need for accommodation and will make every effort to meet those needs in a timely manner. Please advise the Human Resources Department if you require accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection processes and/or within the work environment. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
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