nursery worker

Asset languages

• Mandarin
• Cantonese

Work site environment

• Floriculture production
• Outdoors
• Wet / damp
• Hot

Work setting

• Various locations
• Relocation costs not covered by employer

Tasks

• Budding trees
• Clean the crops
• Cut horticultural crops
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Harvest seedlings
• Mixing fertilizer
• Seed cutting
• 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
• Apply fertilizers
• 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
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas

Type of product

• Coniferous trees
• Deciduous trees
• Native plants
• Perennials
• Bedding plants
• Berry bushes
• Bonsai plants
• Christmas trees
• Cut flowers
• Fruit trees
• Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
• Seasonal plants

Equipment and machinery experience

• Chain saw
• Christmas tree cutting machine or equipment
• Forklift
• Garden tractors
• Irrigation pumps and equipment
• Mechanical cultivator
• Mechanical seeder
• Mechanical sprayer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Gasoline paid

Other benefits

• Free parking available

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