Job Board for Vulnerable Youth
Nursery Labourer
Posted on March 20, 2025
by CLASSIC LANDSCAPES LIMITED
23016 HWY 14, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8B 1E4
Job Sector:
Farm, Agriculture & Forestry
Term of Employment: Seasonal
Total Views: 215
Duration: 11 calendar days (8 business days)
Last Updated: 2 weeks ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/alberta/sherwood-park/334229360/nursery-labourer/
Job Description
Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Mix and prepare soils
- Apply fertilizers
- Report signs of insect or disease damage
- Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Clean work area
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Weight handling
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Reliability
- Team player
- Dependability
- Organized
Benefits
Other benefits
- Other benefits