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Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Cold/refrigerated. Hot. Odours. Outdoors. Tasks: Mixing fertilizer. Control reported insect, disease and weed problems. Determine type and quantity of stock to grow. Establish and maintain required environment. Establish work schedules. Maintain financial and personnel records. Order materials and stock. Provide product care and other information and service to customers. Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying. Supervision: 1 to 2 people. 3-4 people. 5-10 people. Staff in various areas of responsibility. Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Chemical application certificate or licence. First Aid Certificate. Type of product: Coniferous trees. Deciduous trees. Native plants. Perennials. Bedding plants. Lawns. Ornamental trees and shrubs. Specialization or experience: Green economy sector. Specialized environmental skills and knowledge. Area of specialization: Horticulture. Security and safety: Driver's validity licence check. Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence. Vehicle supplied by employer. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to distinguish between colours. Attention to detail. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Fast-paced environment. Handling heavy loads. Large workload. Physically demanding. Tight deadlines. Work under pressure. Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills. Excellent oral communication. Excellent written communication. Flexibility. Initiative. Judgement. Organized. Team player. Screening questions: Are you authorized to work in Canada?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years. Employment terms options: Morning. Day. Weekend. Overtime required. Workplace information: On the road job. Health benefits: Dental plan. Disability benefits. Health care plan. Paramedical services coverage. Vision care benefits. Financial benefits: As per collective agreement. Group insurance benefits. Life insurance. Long term benefits: Long-term care insurance. Other benefits: Free parking available. Learning/training paid by employer. Other benefits. Team building opportunities. Transportation provided by employer. Parking available. Travel insurance. Wellness program. Support for persons with disabilities: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities. Support for newcomers and refugees: Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth. Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth. Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.). Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees. Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.