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
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Non-smoking

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas
- Cut horticultural crops
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Harvest seedlings
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- 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
- Assist in grafting activities
- Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens




- Clean work area
- Explicit and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas

Experience and specialization

Type of product

- Deciduous trees
- Native plants
- Fruit trees
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

- Own transportation
- Travel expenses not paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- 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

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

- Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

- Reliability
- Team player

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