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Job Details

Nursery Labourer

Employer

DREAMLAND FARM INC.

Date Posted

May 07, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Spruce Grove, AB
  • Earnings $18.70 hourly
  • Work Hours 32 to 45 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 8  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jun 06, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

DREAMLAND FARM INC.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Clean the crops
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Plant bulbs and seeds

Type of product

  • Seasonal plants
  • Tropical plants
  • Vegetables

Type of crops

  • Greenhouse vegetables
  • Herbs

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Irrigation pumps and equipment
  • Mechanical sprayer

Transportation/travel information

Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Large workload
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Overtime required

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?

Experience

Will train


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Nursery Labourer is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Nursery and Greenhouse Workers
METHODICAL

Interest in speaking to provide information to customers on gardening and the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants and lawns; and in maintaining inventory and order materials

OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating equipment to spray against disease and pests; and in positioning and regulating greenhouse and outdoor irrigation systems; may operate tractors and other machinery and equipment to fertilize, cultivate, harvest and spray

innovative

Interest in comparing information to prepare soil and plant bulbs, seeds and cuttings; and in grafting and budding plants and in transplanting seedlings and rooted cuttings

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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