About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. Wet/damp. Hot. Non-smoking. Work setting: Rural area. Staff accommodation available.
Tasks
- Greenhouse cleaning.
- Seed cutting.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- 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.
- 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.
- Perennials.
- Bedding plants.
- Fruit trees.
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges.
- Seasonal plants.
- Tropical plants.
- Vegetables.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Mechanical cultivator.
- Mechanical seeder.
- Mechanical sprayer.
- Light trucks.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Attention to detail.
- Weight handling: Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Personal suitability: Reliability.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.