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Nursery Labourer

Employer

Blue Grass Nursery, Sod and Garden Centre

Date Posted

April 22, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Rocky View, AB
  • Earnings $17.44 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date May 06, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Blue Grass Nursery, Sod and Garden Centre

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Odours
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Non-smoking

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Relocation costs covered by employer

Tasks

  • Tie and secure plants
  • Weeding
  • Write daily basic progress reports
  • Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
  • Mix and prepare soils
  • Report signs of insect or disease damage
  • Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
  • Clean work area

Type of product

  • Coniferous trees
  • Deciduous trees
  • Native plants
  • Perennials
  • Fruit trees
  • Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
  • Seasonal plants

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Forklift
  • Garden tractors
  • Light trucks

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • 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
  • Overtime required

Weight handling

More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves

Personal suitability

  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

Will train

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site housing options
  • Team building opportunities

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Nursery Labourer is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Nursery and Greenhouse Workers
METHODICAL

Interest in speaking to provide information to customers on gardening and the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants and lawns; and in maintaining inventory and order materials

OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating equipment to spray against disease and pests; and in positioning and regulating greenhouse and outdoor irrigation systems; may operate tractors and other machinery and equipment to fertilize, cultivate, harvest and spray

innovative

Interest in comparing information to prepare soil and plant bulbs, seeds and cuttings; and in grafting and budding plants and in transplanting seedlings and rooted cuttings

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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