Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- Environmental science
- Ecology
- Environmental biology
- ** Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- ** Work setting**:

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

- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas
- Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for germination
- Direct greenhouse and nursery operations
- Harvest seedlings
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Organize greenhouse and nursery operations
- Seed cutting
- Supervise staff in shoots positioning and seed cutting
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Control reported insect, disease and weed problems
- Determine type and quantity of stock to grow
- Develop marketing plans
- Establish and maintain required environment
- Establish work schedules
- Hire, train and supervise staff
- Maintain financial and personnel records
- Order materials and stock
- Provide product care and other information and service to customers
- Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying
- ** Supervision**:

- 5-10 people
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- First Aid Certificate
- ** Type of product**:

- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Ferns
- Native plants
- Perennials
- Bedding plants
- Berry bushes
- Lawns
- ** Specialization or experience**:

- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
- ** Area of specialization**:

- Horticulture
- ** Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

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

- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Work under pressure
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

- Gloves
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Rain gear
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- 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?
- ** Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Other benefits
- ** Support for youths**:

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- ** Support for Indigenous people**:

- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- **Supports for visible minorities**:

- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities