Gardens By Collette
Nursery Worker and Landscape Labourer
Location: Wahnapitae, ON, Canada
Base Salary: 18.00 hourly for 40 to 50 hours per week
Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
Number of Vacancies: 1 vacancy
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Green job
The employer stated that this is a green job because the position:
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Involves supporting green economy sectors
Work site environment
- Floriculture production
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Various locations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Brush collecting
- Budding trees
- Cleaning crop
- Clipping
- Fruit trees training
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Harvesting seedlings
- Mixing fertilizer
- Operate climate controls
- Seed cutting
- Suckering
- Tying
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- 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
- Perennials
- Bedding plants
- Berry bushes
- Cut flowers
- Fruit trees
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants
Technical experience
- Greenhouse production programs
Equipment and machinery experience
- Chain saw
- Garden tractors
- Light trucks
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- Variable or compressed work week
🌐 Who can apply to this job?
The employer accepts applications from:
- Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
- 🌐 Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.
To apply for this job please visit www.jobbank.gc.ca.