Seasonal Ipm Scout

This is a great opportunity for a Horticulture Student needing work experience.

Are you a person that thrives in a work environment surrounded by a **great team spirit**? Are you a person that wants to work for a company that has a **great success story**? Are you a person that enjoys a **fast paced environment**? If you answered yes to these questions, we have an amazing career opportunity for you at Van Belle Finished Plants.

**Van Belle Nursery Finished Plants **is located in beautiful **Abbotsford British Columbia **where the scenery is beyond beautiful. At this location we are the leading grower of ornamental plants for major Canadian mass market retailers.

Van Belle Nursery practices **open book management**, sharing the financials and giving employees a stake in the outcome through a profit sharing program. We’re committed to the strong culture that has been cultivated through five Core Values:
**Best Effort, Always Positive, Respect People, Find A Better Way, and Do It Well.**

Every employee is responsible for protecting and contributing to our culture by living these Values.

The role of the **Seasonal Integrated Pest Management Scout** is to monitor plants for disease or harmful pests and to respond to threats. We achieve this goal by using a range of options from careful examination of plants and surrounding areas, analyzing disease pressure profile, deploying preventative biological controls and responding to outbreaks.

individual with an eye for detail and a love for plants, insects, and the outdoors. This is a great opportunity for a horticulture student to gain some work experience in the industry.
**Key Responsibilities are**:

- Surveys and inspects crops for evidence of disease or harmful pests.
- Systematically scouting for pests in a variety of plant material.
- Checks for symptoms or signs for pests or disease.
- Submit a scouting map report to the IPM Supervisor.
- Reports excessive numbers of weeds to the growers in order to remove them.
- Maintain the biological control process by removing heavily infected leaves, and apply

bios (BCAs).
- Use color coding tape to flag the infected plant.
- Monitoring EC/PH soil.
- Assisting Section Growers in a variety of other tasks as needed.
- Must be willing to work a 40-hour workweek in varying weather conditions and be

available for shift work as required.
- Work with mínimal supervision and as part of a team.
- Able to lift 50lbs (22.7kg)

**Work Location**: 34819 Harris Rd. Abbotsford, BC V3G 1R7, reliable transportation required as this is not on a bus route.

**Requirements**:

- Enrolled in a horticulture program at a post secondary educational institute
- Able to work long hours and Saturdays during Spring season
- You have rain gear and safety footwear (per OHS 8.2)
- Able to work extended periods outdoors
- Able to work in adverse weather conditions
- Be physically able to stand for long periods of time, repetitive bending, twisting and pulling

**Terms of Employment**:This is a seasonal full time position for a term of 12-16 weeks

**Job Type**: Seasonal

**Salary**: $16.75-$20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 - 60 per week

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Are you or have you been enrolled in a horticulture program?

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Work Location: In person