Greenhouse Production Supervisor

Gerten Greenhouses & Garden Center Inc

  • Inver Grove Heights, MN
  • 4 days ago

    Highlights

    This role is responsible for overseeing daily greenhouse production, leading production staff, and ensuring quality, efficiency, and timely completion of production schedules. The ideal candidate has greenhouse production experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for growing plants and developing teams.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationInver Grove Heights, MN

    Description

    We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Production Supervisor to join our greenhouse team. This role is responsible for overseeing daily greenhouse production, leading production staff, and ensuring quality, efficiency, and timely completion of production schedules. The ideal candidate has greenhouse production experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for growing plants and developing teams.

    Candidates must be able to work Monday-Friday from 8:00a-4:30a, including some weekends and extended hours during peak production seasons.

    Grow with Gertens today!

    Key Responsibilities

    • Supervise daily greenhouse production and work alongside production staff
    • Partner with Growers and Assistant Growers to execute production schedules
    • Train, coach, and support production staff on proper planting, transplanting, spacing, order fulfillment, and seasonal product assembly
    • Monitor production goals, staffing, and quality standards
    • Ensure accurate use of production materials, labeling, and greenhouse placement
    • Maintain inventory of production materials and communicate supply needs
    • Operate and train staff on greenhouse production equipment
    • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment while ensuring compliance with Worker Protection Standards (WPS)
    • Lead daily production meetings and identify opportunities to improve efficiency
    • Attend required company meetings and perform other duties as assigned

    Qualifications & Skills

    • 1+ years of greenhouse production supervision or equivalent experience preferred
    • Previous leadership or supervisory experience preferred
    • Candidates must be 18 years of age
    • Strong knowledge of greenhouse production and plant care
    • Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
    • Ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team
    • Self-motivated with strong attention to detail
    • Must be able to read, write, and speak English; bilingual Spanish is a plus
    • Experience operating greenhouse equipment preferred

    Physical Requirements

    • Frequently stand, walk, bend, reach, squat, and perform repetitive movements
    • Lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds
    • Work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions
    • Safely operate around greenhouse equipment and uneven surfaces

    Some of our benefits may include:

    Competitive Wages

    Day, Evening, and Weekend Schedules

    Tuition Assistance for eligible employees

    Scholarship Opportunities

    ️ Employee Discounts

    Health and Welfare Insurances

    401K Savings with company match

    Employee Referral Bonus

    Internship Program

    Come grow with us! If you're ready to lead a team and help produce exceptional plants, we'd love to hear from you!

    • E-Verify:*

    Gertens participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

    Gertens Family of Businesses is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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