Horticulture Worker

**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Hot

**Work setting**:

- Various locations

**Tasks**:

- Cleaning crop
- Weeding
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Plant bulbs and seeds
- Report signs of insect or disease damage
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area

**Type of product**:

- Perennials
- Bedding plants
- Berry bushes
- Fruit trees
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants

**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Attention to detail

**Weight handling**:

- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves

**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability

**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?

**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities