- Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 60 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
Work site environment
- Floriculture production
- Outdoors
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Rural area
- Various locations
Tasks
- Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
- Cut horticultural crops
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Mixing fertilizer
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides
- 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
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
Type of product
- Perennials
Equipment and machinery experience
- Garden tractors
- Mechanical sprayer
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced setting
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Reliability
- Team player
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime available