Nursery Worker job in Spruce Grove, AB with Local Nursery Ltd, Alberta - alis
This seasonal full time Nursery Worker job from Local Nursery Ltd is offering $17.98 hourly for 40 to 48 hours per week.
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Job Details
Nursery Worker
Employer
Local Nursery LtdDate Posted
April 08, 2025Languages
English-
Location Spruce Grove, AB
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Earnings $17.98 hourly
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Work Hours 40 to 48 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 8 Vacancies
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Closing Date May 06, 2025
Job Requirements
Employer
Local Nursery Ltd
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Floriculture production
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Non-smoking
Work setting
Rural area
Tasks
- Budding trees
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Harvest seedlings
- Mixing fertilizer
- Weeding
- 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
Type of product
- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
- Perennials
- Bedding plants
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
- Seasonal plants
Equipment and machinery experience
- Garden tractors
- Irrigation pumps and equipment
- Mechanical sprayer
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
Weight handling
Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
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?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Experience
Experience an asset
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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Nursery Worker is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).
Interest Codes
Nursery and Greenhouse Workers
- 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
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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