About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma.
- Work site environment: Outdoors.
- Wet/damp.
- Hot.
- Work setting: Staff accommodation provided.
Tasks
- Budding trees.
- Clean the crops.
- Mixing fertilizer.
- 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.
- 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.
- Type of product: Deciduous trees.
- Fruit trees.
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Weight handling: Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).
Experience: No experience (will train).