Job requirements
Languages
- English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
- No experience
- Specific Skills
- -Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings; Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides; Report signs of insect or disease damage; Pot and re-pot plants; Mix and prepare soils; Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants; Apply fertilizers; Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens; Clean work area
- Equipment and Machinery Experience
- -Mechanical sprayer; Light trucks; Irrigation pumps and equipment; Garden tractors; Forklift
- Weight Handling
- -Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Type of Product
- -Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges; Fruit trees; Berry bushes; Coniferous trees; Deciduous trees; Ferns; Perennials
- Own Tools/Equipment
- -Steel-toed safety boots; Gloves
- Work Site Environment
- -Outdoors; Wet/damp; Hot; Non-smoking
- Transportation/Travel Information
- -Own transportation; Public transportation is not available
- Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- -Fast-paced environment; Repetitive tasks; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Hand-eye co-ordination; Standing for extended periods; Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Work Location Information
- -Rural area; Various locations
- Personal Suitability
- -Effective interpersonal skills; Team player; Client focus; Reliability
- Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists Specific Skills
- -Cleaning crop; Clipping; Harvesting seedlings; Weeding; Seed cutting; Greenhouse cleaning
Salary
- $11.95 to $14.00HOUR hourly for 80 hours bi-weekly
More Information
- Address Carman, MB