nursery worker
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
Outdoors. Non-smoking.
Tasks:
- Budding trees.
- Clean the crops.
- Cut horticultural crops.
- Harvest seedlings.
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
- 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:
- Coniferous trees.
- Deciduous trees.
- Ferns.
- Perennials.
- Fruit trees.
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges.
Transportation/travel information:
Own transportation. Public transportation is not available.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Financial benefits:
Bonus.