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nursery labourer Verified

Posted on April 02, 2024 by Employer details South Pelham Nursery Inc.

Job details

  • LocationFenwick, ON
  • Salary16.71 hourly / 30 to 55 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
  • Flexible Hours, 07:00 to 17:00
  • Start date Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies 4 vacancies
  • Verified
  • Source Job Bank #2861264

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Will train

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Non-smoking

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Clean the crops
  • Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
  • Cut horticultural crops
  • Deleafing
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
  • Harvest seedlings
  • 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
  • Plant bulbs and seeds
  • Pot and re-pot plants
  • Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
  • 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

  • Deciduous trees
  • Native plants
  • Fruit trees
  • Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Travel expenses not paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • 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

  • Reliability
  • Team player

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-05-02

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