Employment Opportunity:  General Manager, PRT Bionera
Location:  Armstrong, BC
Position:  PRT  Growing Services  operates 12  forest nurseries in Canada  and the US, producing over 180  million seedlings annually.  In 2013 we  celebrated  our 25 th year  of operations and the shipping of 3 billion seedlings.  We have an opening for an ambitious, experienced individual to further build  and develop PRT Bionera our bioremediation and woody crop business. This position will be located in the beautiful Okanagan Valley in the interior of BC and will service the Prairie Provinces, western Canada and the US. The  Bionera General Manager  will  work  with  PRT’s senior management team  and  be responsible for providing customer specific  woody crop  solutions using short  rotation coppice  willow and poplar crops. You will be  responsible  for all aspects of the continued development  of this  business with emphasis on sales,  marketing, and operations. We are currently mplementing  large scale contracts, establishing and monitoring  demonstration plots, and investigating leads on new opportunities. PRT Bionera’s business involves establishing elite varieties  of willow and poplar as woody agricultural crops  to act as bioremediation  facilities  for municipal  governments  while generating  woody  biomass for  beneficial  uses. You  will  be required to further  develop  and execute business strategies while meeting customers’ needs. Operational aspects will include the  supervision  of  crop  establishment with effective safety and  risk  management  programs while preparing and managing an operational work plan and budget.
Qualifications:  The successful individual will have  strong interpersonal, team building, and organizational skills, supervisory or project management experience, and  formal education in  agriculture, horticulture, or forestry.  Sales and marketing experience  would be a definite asset as will the ability to develop and execute a business plan.
The PRT group offers an attractive and competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience and education. The right applicant will have substantial career opportunities within PRT.
Closing Date:  May 23, 2014
Applications: Please submit resume in confidence to: PRT Growing Services Ltd.
Attn: Vice President, Production
668 St. Anne Road, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B5

E-Mail: rob.maxwell@prt.com