nursery worker

Artistic Landscaping Inc; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation available

On-the-job training for youth

Job summary

Artistic Landscaping Inc. is seeking a landscape laborer for on-site, outdoor work in a rural area with staff accommodation available. No degree required and 1–2 years of experience preferred.

You will perform planting, pruning, soil prep, watering, weed control, and various horticultural tasks at the location. The role emphasizes reliability, teamwork, and physical endurance to handle repetitive tasks and lifting.

Qualifications

• No degree, certificate or diploma required.
• 1 year to less than 2 years experience.
• On site, no remote work option.

Responsibilities

• Greenhouse cleaning
• Seed cutting
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• 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 rootballs of trees and shrubs
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Clean work area

Skills

Reliability

Team player

Attention to detail

Physical endurance

Education

No degree

Tools

Mechanical cultivator

Mechanical seeder

Mechanical sprayer

Light trucks

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

Vegetables

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Hot
• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Greenhouse cleaning
• Seed cutting
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• 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 rootballs of trees and shrubs
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Clean work area

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Deciduous trees
• Perennials
• Bedding plants
• Fruit trees
• Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges
• Seasonal plants
• Tropical plants
• Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

• Mechanical cultivator
• Mechanical seeder
• Mechanical sprayer
• Light trucks

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Attention to detail

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Reliability
• Team player

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth