Greenhouse Labourer

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

- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Non-smoking
- ** Work setting**:

- Rural area
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- ** Tasks**:

- Clean the crops
- Deleaf agricultural crops to accelerate ripening
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Plant bulbs and seeds
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
- Report signs of insect or disease damage
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
- ** Type of product**:

- Hydroponic horticultural products
- Vegetables
- ** Type of crops**:

- Bell peppers
- Cucumbers
- Greenhouse tomatoes
- Greenhouse vegetables
- Herbs
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- ** Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you live near the job location?
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available