Job requirements
Languages
- English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
or equivalent experience
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Experience
- 2 years to less than 3 years
- Specific Skills
- -Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides; Report signs of insect or disease damage; Pot and re-pot plants; Mix and prepare soils; Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs; Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants; Apply fertilizers; Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens; Clean work area; Operate and maintain harvesting and cultivating equipment
- Other Languages
- -Spanish; Castilian
- Equipment and Machinery Experience
- -Tractor; Mechanical cultivator; Mechanical sprayer; Light trucks; Irrigation pumps and equipment; Garden tractors; Chain saw; Forklift
- Weight Handling
- -More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
- Work Setting
- -Nursery – horticulture
- Type of Product
- -Seasonal plants; Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges; Fruit trees; Christmas trees; Berry bushes; Coniferous trees; Deciduous trees; Native plants
- Type of Farm Operations
- -Horticultural field crop
- Own Tools/Equipment
- -Steel-toed safety boots; Gloves
- Work Site Environment
- -Outdoors; Wet/damp; Hot; Non-smoking
- Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- -Fast-paced environment; Repetitive tasks; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Standing for extended periods; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Large workload
- 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
- -Brush collecting; Cleaning crop; Clipping; Christmas tree shearing; Mixing fertilizer; Tying; Weeding; Greenhouse cleaning
More Information
- Address 1060 Lobsinger Liner Waterloo, ON N2J 4G8
- Salary Offer $15.00 to $19.00 hourly for 30 to 44 hours per week
