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Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Mechanical seeder
- Mechanical sprayer
Weight Handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Type of Product
- Vegetables
- Tropical plants
- Seasonal plants
- Bedding plants
- Ferns
- Perennials
Type of Farm Operations
- Floriculture production
Specific Skills
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
- Report signs of insect or disease damage
- Pot and re-pot plants
- Mix and prepare soils
- Apply fertilizers
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
Work Site Environment
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Non-smoking
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Overtime required
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Reliability
Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists Specific Skills
- Cleaning crop
- Clipping
- Deleafing
- Mixing fertilizer
- Tying
- Weeding
- Greenhouse cleaning