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Tree Grower - Nursery
Employer
PEREIRA & MONIZ LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORSDate Posted
March 12, 2026Languages
English-
Location Morinville, AB
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Earnings $25.00 to $36.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 48 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date May 07, 2026
Employer
PEREIRA & MONIZ LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Work setting
Nursery - horticulture
Tasks
- Direct agricultural crops clipping activities
- Direct greenhouse and nursery operations
- Mixing fertilizer
- Organize greenhouse and nursery operations
- Oversee deleafing horticultural crops activities
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Control reported insect, disease and weed problems
- Determine type and quantity of stock to grow
- Develop marketing plans
- Establish and maintain required environment
- Establish work schedules
- Hire, train and supervise staff
- Order materials and stock
- Provide product care and other information and service to customers
- Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying
Supervision
5-10 people
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Chemical application certificate or licence
- First Aid Certificate
- Forklift Operator Certification
Type of product
- Coniferous trees
- Deciduous trees
Specialization or experience
Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Area of specialization
Horticulture
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
Own tools/equipment
- Gloves
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Rain gear
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Employment terms options
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
Other benefits
Free parking available
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Interest Codes
- DIRECTIVE
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Interest in supervising staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying stock; and in hiring staff and overseeing training, in setting work schedules and in determining types and quantities of stock
- METHODICAL
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Interest in co-ordinating information to organize nursery and greenhouse operations; and in ordering materials such as fertilizer, garden and lawn care equipment, and other nursery and greenhouse accessories
- SOCIAL
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Interest in providing information to customers on gardening and the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants and lawns
Abilities
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