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Workforce Planner Assistant

Posted on: Sep. 08, 2025

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: St. Thomas, ON

Reports to: Operations Manager

The Company

Ontario Plants is North America's leading provider of young plants for greenhouse growers. Ontario Plants specializes in growing and distributing high-quality, productive young plants to greenhouse growers across North America. Our two high-tech facilities prioritize world-class biosecurity and sustainability, ensuring that each year more than 60 million young plants thrive to supply consumers with nutritious, flavourful produce like tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, strawberries, and raspberries.

The Role

We are looking for an initiative-taking and meticulous professional to join our Workforce Planning team. This role plays a vital part in supporting the development and execution of daily schedules, as well as contributing to team training initiatives, coaching efforts, and overall productivity management. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and demonstrates strong adaptability, exceptional time management skills, and a collaborative mindset. If you are someone who enjoys optimizing operations and empowering teams to perform at their best, we invite you to apply.

Job Description / Responsibilities

  • Motivate, coach, and guide Team Leads to achieve maximum productivity rates, operational objectives, and production goals
  • Monitor productivity, efficiency, and performance of greenhouse Team Leads and offer support and guidance where needed
  • Recognize outstanding performance of individuals and teams
  • Promote and maintain a safe and healthy workplace by complying with all regulatory Health & Safety requirements, internal policies, and industry best practice standards
  • Encourage teamwork and motivate Team Leads through ongoing communication of company goals
  • Lead by example (e.g. attendance, professionalism, safety awareness, positive attitude)
  • Liaise between departments to ensure that production plans are in line with business objectives
  • Continuously managing priorities, monitor status, and providing required reports to management 
  • Coordinate work activities with Workforce Planner, Supervisors, Team Leads, team and other departments
  • Identify productivity-related problems, resolve work challenges, and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
  • Assist with developing a daily labour schedule to ensure adequate staff coverage, optimal equipment utilization, and efficient flow of production
  • Operate various types of equipment as required 
  • Assist with developing team and individual employee skills and performance through the effective use of ongoing coaching, training, and progressive counselling
  • Assist with booking transportation arrangements for workers
  • Perform greenhouse labour tasks during peak periods. (e.g. stick placement, pinching, shipping preparation)
  • Perform other tasks as required

Minimum Requirements

  • College diploma in a related field or equivalent experience
  • 1-2 years’ experience as a Team Lead / Supervisor would be considered an asset
  • Experience in the greenhouse industry is an asset 
  • Ability to perform hands-on tasks as required
  • A high degree of resourcefulness, flexibility, and adaptability 
  • Excellent time management, organizational skills, and the ability to create logically ordered objectives
  • Ability to motivate and attain positive results from employees and teams is a must
  • Advanced proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite, including Word and Excel
  • Experience with Microsoft NAV Dynamics is a plus
  • Superior interpersonal skills within a team environment are essential to this position

Physical Location / Working Conditions

  • Work location is in a rural area with limited access to public transportation candidates should have reliable means of transportation
  • 35 – 55 hours per week, shifts may vary between day and evening
  • Ability to work long hours and weekends when required, especially during peak seasons
  • Working in high temperatures

This role is classified as an agricultural employee / farm employee. For more information on this classification, visit: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/pubs/factsheets/fs_agri.php

How to Apply

Submit your resume via one of the following methods:

Ontario Plants Propagation Ltd. is committed to providing accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Accommodation is available on request for candidates to take part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation, please contact Human Resources on 519-637-2119. This job posting is available in alternative formats upon request. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.