nursery worker

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet / damp
• Hot
• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Cut horticultural crops
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Weeding
• Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
• Mix and prepare soils
• Apply fertilizers
• Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs

Type of product

• Coniferous trees
• Deciduous trees
• Ferns
• Perennials
• Fruit trees
• Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges

Equipment and machinery experience

• Garden tractors
• Light trucks

Security and safety

• Driver's validity licence check

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• 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
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability
• Team player
• Work Term : Seasonal
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week