Nursery Worker

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40.5 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Will train
- **Work site environment**:

- Floriculture production
- Outdoors
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Non-smoking
- ** Work setting**:

- Rural area
- ** Tasks**:

- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas
- Cut horticultural crops
- Deleaf agricultural crops to accelerate ripening
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Mixing fertilizer
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Shear Christmas trees
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- 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
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
- ** Type of product**:

- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- ** 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
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- ** Weight handling**:

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
- ** Personal suitability**:

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

- 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?
- Do you have the necessary equipment for remote work (i.e. internet, home office, etc.)?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?