Farming, forestry and resources
Grower, plants - nursery
$19.00 to $23.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
Pay is above the local median for this work ($20.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
- No experience needed
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- English
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Hours and terms
- 40 hours a week
- Shifts: early mornings, mornings, days, weekends, flexible hours, overtime
- Schedule to be decided with the employer
- Full time, Term or contract
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Completion of a college program in horticulture is usually required.
- Experience as a nursery or greenhouse supervisor is required.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Managers in horticulture (NOC 80021). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Plan, organize, direct and control the operations of nurseries and greenhouses
- Establish the environmental conditions required to grow trees, shrubs, flowers and plants, and design planting and care schedules accordingly
- Determine type and quantity of stock to grow
- Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying stock
- Identify and control insect, disease and weed problems
- Develop marketing plans
About the employer
- Industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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