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Equipment Operator (Seasonal)

Role Summary: Reporting to the AGN Nursery Manager, your primary responsibility will be to safely transport our seedlings and growing materials around the nursery with a skid steer loader to transport, assist cultivating, and harvest our crops. Spraying trees to prevent disease as a pesticide operator may also be required. Duties and Responsibilities: • Operate a Skid Steer safely and efficiently to accomplish the following tasks under the instruction of supervisor: o Pick up and move stacks of blocks and benches o Pick up and move benches of trees between greenhouses and growing areas to the lift (production) area o Pick up and move other general nursery supplies such as bins and poly • Operate a Forklift safely and efficiently to: o Unload trucks of supplies o Load trucks with boxes of seedlings o Move seedling boxes and supplies around nursery • Checking and repairing of greenhouse rails prior to benches being loaded into area • Ensuring benches are on rails when loaded into greenhouses • During Lifting and Sowing ensuring benches/blocks and other materials are provided to the production area in a timely manner. • Contributing to the organization, documentation and maintenance of our bench and block sterilization program (Steaming). • Monitor skid steer/forklift for maintenance and repair needs, clean skid steer/forklift weekly • Assist with inventory documentation. • Assist with general nursery cleanup and cleaning of equipment For full job description, please visit www.arbutusgrove.com/careers Hours and Workdays: This is a Seasonal Position starting in November going through to June. Standard hours of operation are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, with a 40 hour per week schedule however during the lifting season extended hours will be required. Compensation: This contract seasonal position starts at $18.50 per hour up to $20.25 based on experience. Taxes, CPP, and EI will be deducted as an employee. As this is a seasonal contract 4 % vacation pay will be added to each cheque. To Apply: please email employment@arbutusgrove.com

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39225829
Posted
October 19, 2021
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January 17, 2022
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