Assistant Grower

Gotham Greens•Chicago, IL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Gotham Greens is seeking an Assistant Grower to join our team. This role supports the Head Grower in managing all aspects of crop production at the greenhouse to achieve best-in-class yields and quality. The Assistant Grower plays an important cross-functional role in the company working with the Growing team, Operations team, and other company departments. The primary responsibilities of the Assistant Grower are to support in crop schedule auditing, plant nutrition logs, and seedling production in addition to working with the grower on yield, quality and other projects as needed.

Requirements

College graduate or equivalent trade school credentials
2 years prior greenhouse experience preferred
Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
Chemistry background
Excellent organizational skills
Ability to thrive at work under minimal supervision/direction
Available to work weekends and work flexible hours if required

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in horticulture or related field
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
Passionate commitment to the company vision
Appreciation to principles of sustainable agriculture and food

Responsibilities

Walk crop daily to monitor for any issues
Check in with GH supervisors- quality, correct varieties, schedules, etc
Review transplanting quality
Audit daily execution of seeding, transplant and harvest schedules
Determine overseeding needs according to germination rates
Monitor quality and seeding accuracy including water-in procedures, EC and Ph
Execute irrigation schedules and monitor tray weights
Monitor EC/ PH levels in nursery (water in and plugs)
Coordinate weekend irrigation schedules
Monitor nursery equipment (seeders, pumps, booms, trays, etc)
Calibrate EC/ Ph meters
Clean boom nozzles ad filters monthly or as needed
Check accuracy of any dosatrons in use
Schedule maintenance work orders as needed
Oversee lab analysis
Ensure acid mixing logs completed and signed
Manage all bio and chemical purchasing for the growing team
Review and record quality of product received
Perform chemical inventory
Coordinate sanitation needs in nursery with ops team
Provide training as needed to ops team on seeding, grading and selecting transplants
Variety trial planning and data coordination
Priva trainings with grower/ head grower