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Tree Grower - Nursery

Employer

PEREIRA & MONIZ LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS

Date Posted

March 12, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Morinville, AB
  • Earnings $25.00 to $36.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 48 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Apr 22, 2026
Job Requirements

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 & Abilities
The Tree Grower - Nursery is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Nursery and Greenhouse Operators and Managers
DIRECTIVE

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

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

Interest in providing information to customers on gardening and the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants and lawns

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