nursery labourer

LITTLE MOUNTAIN GREENHOUSES INC


Date: 1 day ago
City: Chilliwack, British Columbia
Salary: CA$18 - CA$24 per hour
Contract type: Full time
  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

  • Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

  • Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • All weather conditions

  • Work setting

  • Greenhouse
  • Garden centre
  • Nursery - horticulture

  • Tasks

  • Clean the crops
  • Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
  • Provide customer service
  • Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
  • Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
  • Plant and move trees

  • Type of product

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

  • Equipment and machinery experience

  • Forklift

  • Area of specialization

  • Landscape design
  • Customs services
  • Plant knowledge and identification
  • Horticulture

  • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Attention to detail
  • Manual dexterity
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Ability to work independently

  • Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Punctuality

  • Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

  • Experience

  • 3 years to less than 5 years
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