Nursery Operator (m/f/d)

Nursery Operator, Hamilton, ON

Who You Are

As a Nursery Grower, you are working in one of our Infarm Growing Centres, where we produce plants at scale using our vertical farming techniques. You ensure that the environment enables healthy growth, know every variety in detail and ensure smooth processes. You don’t mind working on clearly defined and at times repetitive tasks. Moreover, having high attention to detail and being well organized are among your strongest skills.

Working days for that position are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with 10h per shift. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Seed efficiently and precisely according to individual plant requirements
• Follow the germination process and detect deficiencies, diseases and under-performance
• Pick the correct and best-performing seedlings for packing and planting 
• Maintain the nursery by cleaning the irrigation system and trays, discarding old or under-performing seedlings
• Follow defined workflows and production schedules to ensure daily volume requirements are met to our high standards of quality
• Ensure that hygienic, safety and health standards are met at all times.

Requirements

• A passion for plants, sustainability or nutrition 
• Strong attention to detail and a good eye and caring for cleanliness
• Valid working visa
• Working knowledge of English required, to a level where written procedures and instructions can be understood
• Prepared to perform manual and repetitive tasks and processes
• Both confident and comfortable working alone as well as part of a team.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to help change the future of farming.
• The ability to drive impact and be a true partner to the business, working closely with top-level managers
• A friendly work environment with a diverse group of motivated, talented, and visionary colleagues
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits fully paid medical, dental and vision for eligible employees
• 20 days of accrued paid time off annually
• Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions
• Fresh herbs to take home.
• Snacks and drinks onsite free of charge

Who We Are

Passionate to eat better, Infarm was founded in Berlin in 2013 by Osnat Michaeli and the brothers Erez and Guy Galonska. With the aim to share the goodness of own-grown produce with everyone, they developed a smart modular farming system, that allows distribution of farms throughout the urban environment, growing fresh produce in any available space and fulfilling any market demand. 

Today, with cutting edge R&D, patented technologies, and a leading multi-disciplinary team, Infarm is growing a global farming network helping cities become self-sufficient in their food production while significantly improving the safety, quality, and environmental footprint of our food. 

Be part of the Infarm (r)evolution and help people to take back ownership of their food. 

Infarm is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to grow an inclusive environment, where everyone can thrive, regardless of your background and circumstances. We nurture diversity because we appreciate the uniqueness and differences between people. Each employee’s distinctive experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints helps us build a resilient environment, where we can all learn, grow, and create great things together. All applicants are given equal opportunity regardless of age, gender identity or expression, language, disability, ethnic origin, national origin, religion, belief, culture, socio-economic status, or sexual orientation.