nursery supervisor

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Direct planting of trees, gardens and lawns
• Hire, supervise and schedule staff
• Organize planting of trees, gardens and lawns
• Resolve work problems by providing technical advice to increase the value and functionality of a property
• Schedule events, programs and activities
• Schedule work
• Plan and estimate labour and materials
• Maintain work records and logs
• Repair and maintain equipment
• Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
• Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
• Supervise nursery and greenhouse workers

Supervision

• More than 20 people
• Working groups
• Staff in various areas of responsibility

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Tree service
• Nursery or greenhouse

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Initiative
• Judgement
• Team player
• Flexibility

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

• Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
• Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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