Horticultural Technician

Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 35 to 60 hours per week
- Education:

- Expérience:

- **Education**:

- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Applied horticulture/horticulture operations, general
- Ornamental horticulture
- Applied horticulture/horticultural business services, other
- Horticultural science
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
- ** Work setting**:

- Rural area
- Greenhouse
- Nursery - horticulture
- ** Tasks**:

- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
- Supervise crew members
- Perform routine equipment maintenance
- Operate machines and equipment
- ** Area of specialization**:

- Plant knowledge and identification
- Propagation
- Horticulture
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Rain gear
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
- ** Screening questions**:

- 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?
- ** Experience**:

- 7 months to less than 1 year
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer