Nursery labourer
- Langton, ON, N0E 1G0, Canada
On-site
From $17.95 CAD / hour · Full-time · Temporary
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Job details
- Pay
- From $17.95 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time · Temporary
- Workplace
- On-site
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 45 to 54 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location Langton, ONN0E 1G0
- Work location On site
- Salary$17.95HOUR hourly / 45 to 54 hours per week
- Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
- Overtime required, Early morning, Day, Weekend, Flexible hours, To be determined, Overtime available
- Starts as early as 2027-03-12
- vacancies 12 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3678404
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
No experience (will train)
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Harvest crops
- Noisy
- Dusty
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Cut horticultural crops
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Harvest seedlings
- Shear Christmas trees
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Pot and re-pot plants
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
- Apply fertilizers
- Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
Experience and specialization
Type of product
- Coniferous trees
- Native plants
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
Equipment and machinery experience
- Irrigation pumps and equipment
- Mechanical cultivator
- Tractor
- Planting equipment
- Farm truck
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Work under pressure
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Walking
- Tight deadlines
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized