greenhouse labourer

3 days ago

Blockhouse NS, Canada Chicory Blue General Store Full time $35,000 - $55,000 per year
  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 35 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:
  • Education
  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience
  • Work site environment
  • Floriculture production
  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Confined spaces
  • Wet/damp
  • Odours
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Non-smoking
  • Work setting
  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Various locations
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Willing to relocate
  • Repair and maintenance services
  • Level of expertise
  • Maintenance and repair
  • 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
  • Cultivate on vertical farming system
  • Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
  • Cut horticultural 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
  • Harvest seedlings
  • Level earth to fine grade specifications
  • Operate climate controls
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • Seed cutting
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
  • Weeding
  • Write daily basic progress reports
  • 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
  • Repair and maintain equipment
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
  • Handling animals
  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Type of product
  • Coniferous trees
  • Deciduous trees
  • Native plants
  • Perennials
  • Bedding plants
  • Berry bushes
  • Fruit trees
  • Mushrooms
  • Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
  • Seasonal plants
  • Tropical plants
  • Vegetables
  • Computer and technology knowledge
  • Computer programming
  • Type of crops
  • Artisanal crops
  • Asparagus
  • Bell peppers
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflowers
  • Cucumbers
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Greenhouse tomatoes
  • Greenhouse vegetables
  • Herbs
  • Melons
  • Onions
  • Seed corn
  • Soybeans
  • Sweet corn
  • Tomatoes
  • Zucchinis
  • Microgreens
  • Equipment and machinery experience
  • Chain saw
  • Forklift
  • Garden tractors
  • Irrigation pumps and equipment
  • Mechanical sprayer
  • Light trucks
  • Security and safety
  • Criminal record check
  • Transportation/travel information
  • Drive manual transmission vehicle
  • 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)
  • Personal suitability
  • 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 willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Employment terms options
  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Experience
  • 1 year to less than 2 years
  • Employment terms options
  • Morning
  • On call
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required
  • Other benefits
  • On-site housing options
  • Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Support for youths
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

  • Greenhouse Labourer

    5 days ago

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