Assistant Grafting Supervisor

T+1 519 637 2119

F +1 519 637 2449

TF 866 637 2119
38024 John Wise Line

St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3T2

Canada

Location: Ontario Plants Propagation Limited (St. Thomas, ON)

Reports to: Grafting Supervisor

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Grow Quality. Support the Team. Help Drive Production.

At Ontario Plants, we operate at scale, producing millions of high-quality vegetable transplants that support growers across North America. Our success depends on strong teamwork, attention to detail, and leaders who help others succeed. As we continue to grow, we're looking for someone who enjoys coaching others, leading by example, and supporting daily operations in a fast-paced production environment.

The Assistant Grafting Supervisor plays an important role in helping maintain the quality, efficiency, and consistency of our grafting operations. Working alongside the Grafting Supervisor, this role helps create a productive team environment by supporting daily production, promoting quality standards, and ensuring employees have the guidance they need to succeed. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys leading by example, coaching others, and building leadership experience while remaining actively involved in greenhouse production.

About the Role

The Assistant Grafting Supervisor supports the Grafting Supervisor in coordinating the day-to-day operations of the grafting department. In the Supervisor's absence, this role provides frontline operational support by assigning daily work, monitoring productivity and quality, coaching employees, and addressing routine operational concerns. Employee performance concerns, disciplinary matters, safety incidents, production changes, or decisions requiring management approval should be discussed with and escalated to the Grafting Supervisor, Operations Manager, or other designated leader for guidance and direction.

What You’ll Do

• Support the Grafting Supervisor in coordinating daily grafting activities to meet production schedules.
• Assist with assigning daily work, monitoring productivity, and adjusting priorities to help achieve production schedules and daily targets.
• Provide day-to-day coaching, guidance, and support to grafters while promoting a positive, collaborative team environment.
• Help train new employees on grafting techniques, quality standards, and safe work practices.
• Monitor grafting quality and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Resolve routine production and workflow issues while escalating employee performance concerns, safety incidents, quality concerns, or operational decisions requiring leadership direction.
• Act as the primary operational resource for the grafting team in the absence of the Grafting Supervisor, helping maintain workflow continuity and production standards.
• Support the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and quality.
• Ensure company policies, greenhouse hygiene, and biosecurity procedures are consistently followed.
• Assist with inventory preparation, workstation organization, and maintaining a clean work area.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What You’ll Learn & Gain

• Gain hands-on leadership experience in greenhouse production.
• Develop coaching and team coordination skills.
• Learn production planning and quality control processes.
• Build experience supporting daily operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Develop transferable supervisory and coaching skills.
• Gain hands-on experience supporting a high-performing production team.

What Success Looks Like

• Production schedules are achieved while maintaining quality standards.
• Grafters feel supported, trained, and engaged.
• Daily operations run smoothly with minimal disruptions.
• Quality issues are identified and addressed quickly.
• Safety, biosecurity, and company procedures are consistently followed.
• The Grafting Supervisor can rely on you to help lead the team and maintain operational efficiency.

What You Bring

• Previous experience in greenhouse production, grafting, or horticulture is preferred.
• Experience leading, training, or mentoring employees is considered an asset.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize work and adapt to changing production demands.
• Positive attitude with a willingness to lead by example.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced greenhouse environment.
• This is a casual, on-call position with hours scheduled based on production requirements; a minimum number of hours is not guaranteed.
• Flexibility to work weekdays, weekends, holidays, and extended hours during peak production periods.
• Ability to respond to short-notice scheduling requests as operational needs may change.

What You’ll Get

• Flexible casual employment.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Meaningful work supporting greenhouse production.
• Team events and employee recognition programs.

This role offers the opportunity to build valuable production leadership experience while contributing to the success of a high-performing team.

Why Join Ontario Plants

• Be part of a growing organization shaping the future of sustainable agriculture.
• Work alongside experienced production leaders.
• Contribute to producing high-quality plants for growers across North America.

Ontario Plants is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.

Ontario Plants may use technology and artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening and evaluating applicants during the recruitment process.

Ontario Plants Propagation Limited is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment, assessment, and selection process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected], and we will work with you to meet your needs.