Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience

Experience

No experience (will train)

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

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The employer stated that this position is a green job, because it involves tasks and responsibilities contributing to positive environmental outcomes and helping Canada achieve its net-zero target.

Work site setting

- Floriculture production
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Non-smoking
- Harvest crops
- Dangerous
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Other miscellaneous crop farming

Work setting

- Rural area
- Remote location
- Staff accommodation provided
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Staff accommodation available

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
- Cut horticultural crops
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Harvest seedlings
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Mixing fertilizer
- Operate climate controls
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Seed cutting
- Shear Christmas trees
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- 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
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Soil fertility programs
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.

Experience and specialization

Type of product

- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Ferns
- Native plants
- Perennials
- Bedding plants
- Berry bushes
- Christmas trees
- Fruit trees
- Mushrooms
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants
- Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

- Chain saw
- Christmas tree cutting machine or equipment
- Forklift
- Garden tractors
- Irrigation pumps and equipment
- Mechanical cultivator
- Mechanical seeder
- Mechanical sprayer
- Light trucks
- Tractor
- Tillage equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Seed drill
- Planting equipment
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer applicator
- Feeding and watering system

Specialization or experience

- Green economy sector

Area of specialization

- Permaculture

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

- Public transportation is not available

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
- Work under pressure
- Walking
- Tight deadlines

Weight handling

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves

Personal suitability

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized

Benefits

Other benefits

- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
- Parking available

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