Nursery Worker
Posted on Dec 14, 2020 by Aspen Crossing
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Location Mossleigh, AB
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Earnings $15.50 hourly
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Work Hours 40 to 45 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 6 Vacancies
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Closing Date Feb 06, 2021
Employer
Aspen Crossing
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Irrigation pumps and equipment
- Garden tractors
- Forklift
Experience
Experience an asset
Weight Handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Type of Product
- Vegetables
- Tropical plants
- Seasonal plants
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Fruit trees
- Bedding plants
- Berry bushes
Specific Skills
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
- Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides
- Report signs of insect or disease damage
- Pot and re-pot plants
- Plant bulbs and seeds
- Operate climate controls
- Mix and prepare soils
- Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Assist in grafting activities
- Apply fertilizers
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Hot
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Overtime required
Work Location Information
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation provided
- Remote location
Personal Suitability
- Team player
- Reliability
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
By e-mail:
By Mail:
Box 30, 203079, RR251
Mossleigh, Alberta T0L1P0
Advertised Until
Feb 06, 2021
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
- METHODICAL
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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
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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
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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
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