Address
Form of work
SalaryOverview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Will train
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Non-smoking
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clean the crops
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Cut horticultural crops
- Deleafing
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Harvest seedlings
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- 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
- Plant bulbs and seeds
- Pot and re-pot plants
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
- Assist in grafting activities
- Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
Experience and specialization
Type of product
- Deciduous trees
- Native plants
- Fruit trees
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- 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
Personal suitability
- Reliability
- Team player
