About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. Wet/damp. Hot. Cold/refrigerated. Noisy. Dusty. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas.
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and 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.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Type of product: Coniferous trees.
- Deciduous trees.
- Native plants.
- Perennials.
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Public transportation is not available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Work under pressure.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: To be determined.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- On-site recreation and activities.
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees . Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Does not require Canadian work experience.
- Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
- Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.