Grower 2

  • armstrong

Company Description Love what you do : PRT operates a diverse network of 19 nurseries in Canada and the United States enabling us to grow a wide variety of high-quality container forest seedlings for all climatic and site conditions. Annual production of 335 million seedlings makes PRT the largest producer of containerized forest seedlings in North America. We produce trees for customers from British Columbia to Ontario and Michigan to Alabama to Oregon.

Job Description : Position Summary : The Grower 2 will be responsible for the following:

  • to operationally assist, co-ordinate and train forest nursery workers in required nursery work activities;
  • to keep neat and accurate records including computerized record keeping systems;
  • to operate computerized and other control systems;
  • to maintain, repair and upgrade nursery facilities and ensure proper maintenance of equipment in use;
  • weekend work and shift work will be required.

Qualifications : Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities : Additional Information Compensation, Benefits & Workplace Culture :

  • Competitive annual salary matching your level of experience and ability; $26.22/ hour
  • Bonus incentive program
  • Matching RRSP program
  • Comprehensive benefits package inclusive of extended health and dental
  • Relocation allowance, if applicable
  • Flexible start date - position is currently vacant, looking to hire ASAP
  • Our PRT nurseries are vibrant and fun communities with a strong supportive team structure and employees who share a strong passion for the “green” nature of our business and doing their part in regenerating the forests of North America.

Location : Situated in the breathtaking Okanagan Valley, Armstrong , BC is surrounded by beauty. During the summer months the valley offers countless sandy beaches, hot sun, and a variety of outdoor activities. Okanagan Lake provides the valley not only with excellent water activities, but is also a spectacular backdrop to the golf courses, fruit orchards, wineries and popular ski resorts located in the rolling hills of this wine valley.

How to Apply :

  • Thank you for applying; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted._
  • “To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, to live as a people, we must have trees.”_

― Theodore Roosevelt

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