Job posting for Nursery Worker

Job Position: Nursery Worker

Number of Positions: one

Name of Employer: RAINBOW’S END TREE FARM LTD.

Business Address/Job Location: 22511 Gilley Road, Richmond, BC V6V 1E5

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time, 40 hour/week

Salary: $14.60/hour

Employment conditions: Morning, Day, Evening

Experience: No experience

Language: English

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma

Start Date of Employment: As soon as possible

Own Tools/Equipment: Steel-toed safety boots, Gloves

Security and Safety: Criminal record check

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

Fast-paced environment, Repetitive tasks, Handling heavy loads, Physically demanding, Standing for extended periods, Bending, crouching, kneeling, Large workload, Hand-eye co-ordination, Attention to detail

Work Site Environment: Outdoors, Wet/damp, Odours, Hot, Cold/refrigerated

Personal Suitability: Reliability, Team Player

Job Specific Skills:

• Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides;
• Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants;
• Mix and prepare soils;
• Plant bulbs and seeds,;
• Pot and re-pot plants;
• Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings;
• Apply fertilizers;
• Report signs of insect or disease damage;
• Assist in grafting activities;
• Dig up wrapping root balls of trees and shrubs;
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens;
• Clean work area

 Type of Product:

Perennials, Native plants, Coniferous trees, Seasonal plants, Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges

Weight Handling: Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

 Employment groups: Students, Youth, Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada, seniors, Apprentices. Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.

How to apply:

By Email:  gillsukhdevsingh7624@gmail.com

By Mail:

1826 Dublin Street

New Westminster, BC

V3M 3A3