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We are hiring for the following positions:

Garden Centre Sales Associate (Full Time & Part Time)

Devan Greenhouses is looking for ideal candidates with an open availability who can work a variety of shifts per week.  This position requires a passion for gardening, plants, and people!

Duties for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Provide courteous and efficient service throughout the customer’s in-store experience
  • Answer customer questions, provide information and resolve customer complaints
  • Maintain a clean and orderly setting
  • Stock shelves, cases, bins and coolers neatly with merchandise and arrange displays to attract customers
  • Gain an in-depth knowledge of products and services offered to promote all areas of the business and brands

Qualifications and skills:

  • Possess excellent communication skills with a focus on customer service
  • Good physical health as this job requires bending, lifting, and moving garden and floral products 
  • Basic plant and garden knowledge
  • Be self-motivated, punctual and reliable
  • Work well in both an independent and team environment
  • Maintain an overall friendly and professional manner
  • Able to lift 30lbs

Greenhouse Production Worker (Full Time & Part Time)

If you like working in an environment of plants and getting your hands a little dirty this is the job for you! Devan Greenhouses is looking for candidates with an open availability to work in our wholesale department. This job includes everything that it takes to get a plant from seed to ready to sell in store! 

 

Responsibilities

  • Picking and loading plants for orders.
  • Packing orders.
  • Propagation of plants (cutting, sticking, liner maintenance).
  • May be asked to count carts for shipping; eye for detail is important.
  • General greenhouse and farms talks that maybe required to maintain and facilitate crops and facility.
  • Adhere to all safety and hygiene procedures throughout the greenhouse, warehouse and lunchroom.
  • Must have a positive attitude, willing to learn and able to follow direction.

 

Qualifications and skills:

  • Good physical health as this job requires bending, lifting, and moving garden and floral products. 
  • Be self-motivated, punctual, and reliable.
  • Work well in both an independent and team environment.
  • Maintain an overall friendly and professional manner.
  • Able to lift 30lbs.
  • Able to work in a fast paced, time-sensitive environment.

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Grower (Full Time)

Devan Greenhouses is a wholesale and retail greenhouse in Abbotsford, BC, producing a wide variety of potted plants for our garden center as well as customers throughout Canada. We grow a full range of annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, and tropicals in our production facility.

We are looking for a dedicated and hardworking grower to join our greenhouse production team. The grower will coordinate with manager, production team and other growers to complete all growing related tasks needed to produce high quality crops.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain irrigation, fertilizers, and climate for each crop’s specific needs.
  • Monitoring for pest and disease. Recording and reporting daily. When necessary, taking appropriate actions using both biological and chemical measures.
  • Maintaining detailed records of all growing activities, regularly logging problems and solutions.
  • Monitoring and managing crop nutrient requirements daily as well as ensuring optimal growing environments (temperature, light, space).
  • Care of Motherplants including: cutting, picking, irrigation, weed control and cleaning of bays
  • Evaluate plant health and growth rates and adjusting feeding schedules.
  • Inspecting growing equipment, ensuring regular maintenance is being performed.

Qualifications/Experience

  • Applicants must have at least 2-5 years growing experience in a production greenhouse or successful completion of a horticultural diploma program.
  • Must be familiar with Argus or similar climate control systems.
  • A valid pesticide applicator certificate or license.
  • Tractor and forklift experience.
  • Proven understanding of horticultural techniques and plant health.
  • Working knowledge of agricultural and greenhouse equipment.
  • Strong decision making, judgement, time management and recordkeeping skills.

Position Requirements

  • Legally permitted to work in Canada. 
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team; listen well and follow direction.
  • Able to work in a fast paced, time-sensitive environment.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with co-workers, management, and other industry professionals.
  • Fluent in written and verbal English.
  • Must have own transportation.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

We thank all applicants but only those who qualify for A position will be contacted.

Interested in joining are team? Apply below, we look forward to hearing from you!