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Job location R.M. Grant 372
Floriculture Production: Perennials, Seasonal, Bedding Plants. Team Player, Fast Paced Environment, Transplanting, Potting, Watering, Picking Orders, Sticking Cuttings, Tray Filling, Lifting up to 50 lbs. Cleaning of Plants and Buildings. This job is repetitive and requires the applicant to be reliable. You may be asked for a criminal record check. Experience is an asset.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
- Public transportation is not available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Specific Skills
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Planting equipment
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer equipment
Type of Farm Operations
- Ornamental or horticulture shrubs, trees and flowers
- Greenhouse
Work Location Information
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot