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Vertical Cultivator
@ Huronia Transition Homes
Midland, Ontario
Overview
Huronia Transition Homes is hiring a temporary contract, full-time Vertical Cultivator at its Operation Grow social enterprise in Midland, Ontario. The role runs daily hydroponic farm operations, manages crop scheduling and shift leads, and supports women with barriers to employment. The posting states 40 hours per week and an annual salary of $45,604.00.
Responsibilities:
- Run daily hydroponic farm operations and growing
- Schedule crops and manage project activities
- Supervise shift leads and vertical cultivators
- Enforce SOP and sanitation procedures
- Train staff and support women with employment barriers
Requirements summary:
- Relevant education or equivalent experience
- Prior food production and distribution experience
- Familiarity with indoor growing environments
- Knowledge of third-party food safety audits
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to stand for most of 8-hour shifts
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- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Warehouse |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
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Huronia Transition Homes
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Full company description
Mission We believe that all violence against all women and children must end. We are community members who are committed to education and advocacy as a means to end violence. We are also committed to providing shelter and support to abused women and their children and to provide counselling to women survivors of sexual assault. Aims We will make every attempt to understand and respect women’s diverse life experiences and the impact of violence on their lives. We will work with the women we serve to achieve their goals. We will continue to educate ourselves and our community on issues of oppression and liberation. This will lead to social change and to an end to violence against women. We will continuously monitor and evaluate our organization to ensure that our beliefs are being lived. In an attempt to reduce the negative impact of power imbalances we will share information, resources and knowledge with the women we serve. We will strive to make our properties and services more physically, geographically, linguistically, culturally and financially accessible to the women we serve.
- LinkedIn followers
- 297
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 30
- Reported office locations
- 80 Bradford Street, Barrie, Ontario L4N 6S7, CA
- Business categories
- Advocacy
- Education
- Non Profit
- Social Impact
- Humanitarian
- Mental Health
- Social Assistance
- Child Care
- Other recorded names
- Huronia Transition Homes
- Specialties
- Advocacy
- Individual Counseling
- Legal support
- Outreach services
- Emergency Shelter for Women and Children
- and 24 hour telephone Crisis Line: 737-2008 or 1-800-987-0799
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Mission We believe that all violence against all women and children must end. We are community members who are committed to education and advocacy as a means to end violence. We are also committed to providing shelter and support to abused women and their children and to provide counselling to women survivors of sexual assault. Aims We will make every attempt to understand and respect women’s diverse life…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Civic and Social Organizations |
| Company size | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Barrie, Ontario |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Year founded | 1984 |
| Specialties | AdvocacyIndividual CounselingLegal supportOutreach servicesEmergency Shelter for Women and Childrenand 24 hour telephone Crisis Line: 737-2008 or 1-800-987-0799 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 4 |
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Huronia Transition Homes is a non-profit organization working to end all violence against women. We operate 5 primary programs in North Simcoe, including Operation Grow, a social enterprise located in Midland. Operation Grow is holistically designed to address poverty, food scarcity, isolation, and the impacts of violence. This innovative social enterprise combines a hydroponic vertical farm, yoga studio, commercial kitchen and retail space to provide opportunities for women who have survived violence to increase their livelihoods.
Huronia Transition Homes is currently hiring a temporary contract, full-time (40 hours per week) Vertical Cultivator to work at the agency’s social enterprise in Midland, ON. The successful candidate for this position will participate in the day-to-day farm operations and support the low-barrier employment program.
The key responsibilities include:
Operations of the farm (including input, process, logistics, and growing)
Coordinate and manage crop scheduling
Manage project activities throughout lifecycle
Ensure that all equipment and facilities are in good working order
Supervise, coordinate and schedule activities of shift leads and vertical cultivators
Ensure strict adherence to Standard Operation Procedures and Standard Sanitization Operating Procedures
Promote a healthy, safe, and clean environment
Provide training and support Vertical Cultivators
Provide support as needed to women with barriers to employment
Qualifications:
Relevant education or equivalent experience
Previous experience in food production and distribution
Familiarity with third party food safety management and audit process
Familiarity with indoor growing environments (i.e. atmosphere controls, lighting systems, water and nutrient controls)
Previous experience LED-based hydroponic indoor growing environments would be considered an asset
Demonstrated ability to work independently
Strong problem-solving abilities
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrable knowledge of anti-racism, anti-oppression, violence against women, and harm reduction.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
Ability to reach, bend, kneel and stoop
Ability to stand for the majority of 8 8-hour shift
In keeping with our commitment to represent all our communities, Indigenous women, francophone women, queer-identified and racialized women are especially encouraged to apply.
Compensation: Annual Salary $45,604.00
AI disclosure: We do not use artificial intelligence or automated decision-making tools at any stage of the candidate screening, evaluation, or selection process. All hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.
Vacancy status: This is an existing position and a current active vacancy.
Please submit your up-to-date resumé, as well as a cover letter highlighting your experience, to:
Verónica Peña
[email protected]
P.O. Box 54
Midland, ON L4R 4K6
Fax: 705-526-0343
www.huroniatransitionhomes.com
Vacancy status: This is an existing position and a current active vacancy.
Please submit your up-to-date resumé, as well as a cover letter highlighting your experience, to:
Verónica Peña
[email protected]
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