greenhouse worker
Rockwood Forest Nurseries
Cameron, ON, CA
$15,83 an hour (estimated)
Full-time
- Durée de l'emploi : Saisonnier
- Langue de travail : Anglais
- Heures de travail : 40 to 48 hours per week
- Education :
- Expérience :
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Wet / damp
Work setting
Rural area
Tasks
- Budding trees
- Clean the crops
- Cut horticultural crops
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Mixing fertilizer
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Seed cutting
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Mix and prepare soils
- 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
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
Type of product
- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Native plants
- Perennials
- Berry bushes
- Fruit trees
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants
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
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
Experience
Will train
Financial benefits
- Pension plan
8 days ago