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nursery worker

Posted on September 09, 2024 by Employer details PBN Nurseries Ltd.

Job details

  • LocationAbbotsford, BC
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary17.40 hourly / 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
  • Day, Weekend, Morning
  • Start dateStarts as soon as 2025-01-13
  • Benefits: Financial benefits
  • vacancies 18 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3074412

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

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

Work setting

  • Staff accommodation provided

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Budding trees
  • Clean the crops
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
  • Weeding
  • Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
  • Mix and prepare soils
  • 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

Experience and specialization

Type of product

  • Deciduous trees
  • Fruit trees
  • Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

  • Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-09-23

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