Job details
Location: Abbotsford, BC, V2T 5X8
Wage: $18.00 per hour / 40 hours per week
Vacancies: 5 positions available
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
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Harvest seedlings
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Plant bulbs and seeds
- Pot and re-pot plants
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
- Prepare soil, plant, seed, transplant, seedlings, and rooted cuttings.
- Protect young trees from the winter weather.
- Inspect plants for pests and treat them to avoid the disease to spread to other trees.
- Water small trees regularly ensuring that the soil is dry between each watering.
- Clean, maintain and store tools and equipment daily.
- Plant seedlings on the ground when they reach 6 in tall.
- Other general farm duties as assigned.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)