Greenhouse Labourer

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

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

- Rural area
- Staff accommodation provided
- **Tasks**:

- Budding trees
- Clean the crops
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas
- Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for germination
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Harvest seedlings
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Mixing fertilizer
- Operate climate controls
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- 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
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
- **Type of product**:

- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Ferns
- Native plants
- Perennials
- Bedding plants
- Berry bushes
- Fruit trees
- Seasonal plants
- Tropical plants
- Vegetables
- **Type of crops**:

- Artisanal crops
- Asparagus
- Bell peppers
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflowers
- Cucumbers
- Greenhouse tomatoes
- Greenhouse vegetables
- Herbs
- Melons
- Onions
- Tomatoes
- Zucchinis
- **Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- **Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available
- **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)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
- **Own tools/equipment**:

- Gloves
- **Personal suitability**:

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

- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?
- Do you live near the job location?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- **Health benefits**:

- Health care plan
- **Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
- Parking available