Address
Form of work
SalaryOverview
Languages
English
Student status
- No degree, certificate or diploma
- Full time enrollment
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Hot
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clean the crops
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Mixing fertilizer
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides
- 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
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
Experience and specialization
Type of product
- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Ferns
- Native plants
- Perennials
- Bedding plants
- Berry bushes
- Fruit trees
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants
- Tropical plants
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
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 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
