Horticulture workers supervisor

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Hot

Tasks

• Direct planting of trees, gardens and lawns
• Plan and direct grounds maintenance
• Maintain work records and logs
• Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
• Pot and re-pot plants
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Clean work area
• Clean the crops
• Weeding
• Greenhouse cleaning

Area of specialization

• Garden centre
• Nursery or greenhouse

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Team player

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Shift
• Flexible hours
• Morning
• To be determined
• Day
• Weekend

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees