Seasonal Nursery Work

Arbutus Grove Nursery Ltd. (AGN) is a second generation family nursery located at 9721 West Saanich Rd in North Saanich BC. We grow containerized tree seedlings for reforestation, as well as Christmas tree farms and native plant nurseries. We are looking for people to join our team for these seasonal harvest and sowing periods/contracts: SUMMER LIFT August 30 - October 15. Some weekends and evenings required due to customer demand and dealing with living trees. WINTER LIFT November 1 – Completion (around Jan 14th) 7:30-5 9 hr days. CUTTINGS January 17 – Feb 18 THINNING March 1 – June 15 7:30-4 M-Fri 8 hr days. PAY: Summer and Winter Lift $15.20 /hr – 16.40 $/hr based on hours worked at AGN. Cuttings and Thinning Modified piece rate. (Min wage 15.20 $/hr with additional production paid) DUTIES: • Seedling harvest duties help prepare our crop for shipping. This may include work on the lifting line such as grading, stacking and wrapping bundles, and boxing. Other tasks include retrieving the crop from the greenhouses as well as cleaning the work areas and growing containers for future use. • Cuttings duties are to prepare cut pieces of tree branches for propagation and then sticking them into containers to grow. This job has a modified piece rate incentive to reward those whom are successful. • Thinning involves going over each container and removing doubles and transplanting extra germinants into empty seedling cavities. QUALIFICATIONS: • Respect company safe work procedures, including wearing appropriate PPE,following our COVID-19 safety polices, and willingness to participate safe work rotations. • Ability to stand for long periods • Willingness to co-operate with others • A positive attitude generally and toward work; good interpersonal skills, respectful behavior, willingness to follow directions; positive work ethic; and a desire to produce quality products • Ability to follow proper crop handling procedures as directed • All training is provided TRANSPORTATION: Own transportation and/or carpooling is required as buses do not run at very accommodating times.