nursery worker
About this job
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Budding trees
- Cut horticultural crops
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Harvest seedlings
- Mixing fertilizer
- Operate climate controls
- 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
- 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
- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Native plants
- Perennials
- Berry bushes
- Cut flowers
- Fruit trees
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants
- Vegetables
Equipment and machinery experience
- Chain saw
- Forklift
- Garden tractors
- Irrigation pumps and equipment
- Mechanical seeder
- Mechanical sprayer
- Light trucks
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- 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
- 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
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
Market insight
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