Greenhouse Supervisor

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

AAFC is committed to diversity and inclusion and is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s best diversity employers. We welcome all applicants and strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to an Employment Equity designated group (i.e. Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Visible Minorities or Women).

Duties

•Supervise and perform activities for maintenance of plantings and research plants in the greenhouse related to scientific programs.
•Plan and implement work activities including pruning, greenhouse preparation, planting, spraying, pest management, and irrigation work.
•Monitor and identify problems in greenhouse operations and discuss concerns with researchers and/or technical staff with experiments or projects.
•Explain work procedures, set schedules and assign tasks to skilled and unskilled labourers and instruct and monitor the work of casual workers.
•Inspect all greenhouse equipment and greenhouse facilities to ensure operational condition and cleanliness.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff 1 permanent full-time position in Agassiz, British Columbia. A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process and it may be used to staff identical GL-MAN-09 positions or positions of an equivalent groups and levels within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.The needs could be for various tenures, linguistic requirements, security requirements, conditions of employment and locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:
Diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in plant science, agriculture or related field OR a combination of education, training and/or experience.

IF YOU HAVE FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, please follow the link below for information on how to obtain a degree equivalency. You must obtain an equivalency, at your own expense, in order to be considered for appointment into the public service.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in the management, operation, and maintenance of a greenhouse facility.
- Experience in Integrated Pest Management practices supporting the production of greenhouse crops.
- Experience in the use of e-mail, word processing, and spreadsheet software applications.
- Experience using computer integrated greenhouse environmental controls
- Experience in the Supervision of Staff.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in horticulture, plant sciences or agriculture.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
- Experience using Argus greenhouse environmental controls.
- Experience working in an Agricultural research environment.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of plant nutrition, propagation and production methods and the delivery of nutrients to greenhouse crops.
- Knowledge of how to manage, operate and maintain a modern greenhouse facility.
- Knowledge of Integrated Pest Management practices.

COMPETENCIES:
- Concern for Safety
- Client Focus
- Initiative
- Planning & Organizing
- Team Leadership

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability; Visible Minorities, Women.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Valid driver’s license.
Ability and willingness to obtain a Provincial Pesticide Applicator’s Certificate.
Ability and willingness to work overtime including evenings and weekends.
Ability and willingness to work under harsh environments (outdoors, cold, hot, dust, and noise).

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

ASSESSEMENT INFORMATION

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

Various assessment tools may be used, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, board member knowledge, etc.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through
www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs.html.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact the email referenced below under “Contact Information".

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.