Greenhouse Worker

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- **Work site environment**:

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

- Greenhouse
- ** Tasks**:

- Greenhouse cleaning
- Mixing fertilizer
- Operate climate controls
- 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
- 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**:

- Garden tractors
- ** Specialization or experience**:

- Green economy sector
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

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

- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Attention to detail
- ** Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

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

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
- ** Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes