Summer Student - Manitoba, Canada - Tilray

Description

Summer Student: Assistant Agronomist
Morden, MB/ Surrounding Areas: Onsite


Meet Tilray Wellness Tilray Wellness is a division of Tilray, a global pioneer in the research, cultivation, production, and distribution of cannabis and hemp, currently serving patients and consumers in thirteen countries spanning five continents. Within North America, Tilray Wellness is focused on unlocking the power of hemp to support holistic health. The cornerstone of the Wellness portfolio is Manitoba Harvest, the world's largest hemp foods company. Manitoba Harvest offers a portfolio of hemp food products to consumers across North America. We are proud to be a Certified B Corporation among a community of companies who meet higher standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Our culture fosters entrepreneurial behaviors and collaborative solution discovery. We value doing the right thing, humility, serving the community, passion, productive discussion, and fun. As we harvest and harness the power of hemp, we are cultivating the world in which we want to live. One full of strong bodies, healthy hearts, and open minds. We are looking for team members who will embrace our purpose, believe in our values, fuel our culture,and spread the power of Hemp.

Shift: Monday-Friday

About the Opportunity:
The Assistant Agronomist plays a key role in the farm operations team as a crop maintenance support role to growing season. They will assist with preparing and maintaining test plots, completing plot studies and analysis, and assisting growers to ensure crop maintenance and improvement and increasing agronomic knowledge base of growers resulting in success in crop yields.

Key Responsibilities: Responsibilities for plots and nurseries including:

Land preparation

Staking the boundaries of the plots and nurseries

Seeding, some of which is hand planting

Hand weeding

Plant selection for culling / plant selection keeping as seed stock

Hand rogueing daily to remove undesirable plants for at least 6 weeks and then every second day till harvest.

Documenting all rogueing and selections for seed stock and for culling

Hand harvesting the nurseries,

Assistance in harvesting and post harvest seed storage.

Operating small tractor

Operating rototiller

Agronomy responsibilities Including:

Communications and agronomy support for growers

Supervised field tour to scout fields, perform yield estimates

Scouting/inspecting other pedigree fields along with Seed Production Manager

Some translation work on agronomy communications if applicable

Other duties as assigned by the organization.

Competencies:

Communication

Analytical Thinking / Problem solving

Customer Relations

Teamwork

Interpersonal Skills

Organization

Qualifications:

Post-secondary education in Science- Agriculture or similar related program

Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills,

Strong writing, communication, facilitation skills.

Bilingual French an asset

Valid Class 5 Driver's License

Valid Class 3 License is an asset

Own vehicle

Working Conditions:

Travel required

Attending farm/ crop fields

Physically work land at test plots - planting tilling, weeding, shoveling

Standing walking for long periods

Interacts with suppliers, team members and management

Computer usage

General:
Demonstrates the Company's Mission, Vision and Values in relation to all aspects of the role
Comply with basic systems and procedures of the Company
Participate in ongoing training as directed by Management

Confidentiality:
Responsible to preserve and safeguard all confidential information that comes to their knowledge in the course of employment with Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd.
Responsible to observe and comply with the policies of the Company and applicable legal requirements with respect to confidential information and the protection of privacy

About Tilray Brands Inc.
Tilray Brands is a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company with operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Latin America that is changing people's lives for the better – one person at a time – by inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life by providing them with products that meet the needs of their mind, body, and soul and invoke a sense of wellbeing. Tilray's mission is to be the trusted partner for its patients and consumers by providing them with a cultivated experience and health and wellbeing through high-quality, differentiated brands and innovative products. A pioneer in cannabis research, cultivation, and distribution, Tilray's unprecedented production platform supports over 20 brands in over 20 countries, including comprehensive cannabis offerings, hemp-based foods, and alcoholic beverages.

Tilray Brands welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace.