Nursery Worker

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Hot
**Work setting**:

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

- Operate climate controls
- 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
- Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
**Type of product**:

- Bedding plants
- Berry bushes
- Fruit trees
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants
- Tropical plants
- Vegetables
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Forklift
- Garden tractors
- Irrigation pumps and equipment
**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
- Overtime required
**Weight handling**:

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

- Reliability
- Team player
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 45 hours per week