nursery labourer
About the company
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
Your tasks
- Greenhouse cleaning.
- Mixing fertilizer.
- 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.
- Apply fertilizers.
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.
- Clean work area.
- Provide advice about merchandise.
- Operate industrial trucks, tractors and other mobile equipment.
Requirements
Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Personal suitability
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Experience an asset.
What we offer
Free parking available.
Other
Work site environment
- Outdoors.
- Wet/damp.
- Hot.
- Work setting: Rural area.
- On-site customer service.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Weight handling Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Employment terms options
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.