Nursery Worker

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 48 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work site environment**:

- Floriculture production
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Non-smoking
**Work setting**:

- Rural area
**Tasks**:

- Budding trees
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Harvest seedlings
- Mixing fertilizer
- Weeding
- Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Mix and prepare soils
- Plant bulbs and seeds
- Pot and re-pot plants
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
- Report signs of insect or disease damage
- Assist in grafting activities
- Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
**Type of product**:

- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Perennials
- Bedding plants
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Garden tractors
- Irrigation pumps and equipment
- Mechanical sprayer
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Attention to detail
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:

- Reliability
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?