Indoor Section Grower - Level 1 & 2

JOB SUMMARY

The Indoor Section Grower independently monitors and maintains annual and perennial crops in a climate-controlled greenhouse. This position utilizes chemicals, fertilizers, and biologicals to encourage, enhance, and protect high-quality crop growth.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Independently manage an assigned greenhouse or sections with some supervision.
• Monitor annual and perennial crops for proper watering, fertilizer, and pest control.
• Collaborate with Indoor Growing Manager on nutrition management options and solutions.
• Apply the appropriate amount of chemicals, fertilizers, and biologicals to crops to protect against disease or insects or to enhance growth.
• Record information about plants and plant growth using Microsoft Office products.
• Evaluate data to identify crop challenges.
• Identify measures to increase effective outcomes related to crop growth.
• Monitor and control greenhouse temperature and humidity to control crop growth.
• Independently execute growing tasks with minimal supervision.

OTHER DUTIES

• Clean and maintain work areas.
• Confer with supervisor and management to implement operational decisions.
• Execute the duties of the position in alignment with the Company Mission and Conduct Policies.
• Use technology as required by the position.
• Complete required annual trainings as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in horticulture or equivalent experience required.
• 1+ years proven experience growing annual and perennial crops in a commercial greenhouse required.
• Experience with fertilizers required.
• Massachusetts Pesticide License a plus

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Some knowledge of biologics, fertilizers, and other chemicals related to crop maintenance.
• Knowledge of greenhouse equipment and operations.
• Experience with Argus/Qcom systems a plus.
• Familiar with production greenhouse growing schedules, and applications.
• Solid plant knowledge with an emphasis on annuals and bedding plants.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent data analytics and reporting skills.
• Basic math skills.

PHSYICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to stand; walk; bend; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and smell.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds unassisted.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work is performed outside in all types of weather.
• Regular exposure to fertilizer and other pesticides.

EOE Statement                                   

Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer with respect to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender and gender expression/identity, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law. Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc. will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing would result in an undue hardship.

Please note this job description is intended to outline the general nature of the job duties and the essential functions of the position.  It is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all of the activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Other duties may be assigned at the discretion of the supervisor or manager.  Cavicchio reserves the right to change the job description or assign additional responsibilities as needed.