Nursery Labourer

Work site environment

• Floriculture production
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Wet/damp
• Hot

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation provided
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Budding trees
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas
• Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for germination
• Cultivate on vertical farming system
• Cut horticultural crops
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Harvest seedlings
• Mixing fertilizer
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• 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

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Coniferous trees
• Deciduous trees
• Perennials
• Bedding plants
• Berry bushes
• Christmas trees
• Fruit trees
• Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
• Seasonal plants

Equipment and machinery experience

• Christmas tree cutting machine or equipment
• Garden tractors
• Irrigation pumps and equipment
• Mechanical cultivator
• Mechanical sprayer
• Light trucks

Specialization or experience

• Green economy sector
• Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Area of specialization

• Permaculture

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• 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

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site housing options
• Team building opportunities
• Transportation provided by employer