nursery labourer

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Floriculture production
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Wet / damp
• Odours
• Hot
• Cold / refrigerated

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 horticultural crops
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides
• Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
• Plant bulbs and seeds
• Pot and re-pot plants
• Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
• Apply fertilizers
• 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

• Coniferous trees
• Deciduous trees
• Ferns
• Native plants
• Perennials
• Bedding plants
• Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges

Equipment and machinery experience

• Garden tractors

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 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?

Experience

• Experience an asset