JOB DETAILSPosted Oct 26, 2026
Nursery Worker
Rocky Mountain Nursery
Abbotsford (BC)
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- Location
- Abbotsford (BC)
- Salary
- $18.25 hourly
Full job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
No experience (will train)
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Budding trees
- Clean the crops
- Cut horticultural crops
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Harvest seedlings
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Mixing fertilizer
- Operate climate controls
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Shear Christmas trees
- 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
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
Experience and specialization
Type of product
- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Native plants
- Bedding plants
- Christmas trees
- Cut flowers
- Fruit trees
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants
Type of crops
- Artisanal crops
Additional information
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
Weight handling
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)