Forest Nursery Workers

  • Contract

Company Description

We think it's important to follow your passions.
And if you love trees, working with them is a great way to do that.

PRT is currently hiring Forest Nursery Workers for our 2021 harvest!

You Love Trees, We Grow Trees
We are Perfect for Each other!

Job Description

PRT is currently recruiting seasonal Nursery Workers to assist with our upcoming harvest of tree seedlings for reforestation across North America. This engaging, high paced, physical position offers a safe work environment and an opportunity for a career that will make a positive change in the world.

What a position with PRT offers:

o   Piece Work with greater earning potential; averaging at $18/hour; your motivation drives your wage

o    An additional $1.75/hr for a Project Bonus for all hours worked on our Winter lifting project after an initial 3 weeks of employment. (The 3 weeks are also included in the Project Bonus when you work longer than 3 weeks).

o   Paid training provided at $15.82/hour

o   Flexible work shifts to accommodate varying schedules

o   Work is available October to December with an opportunity to join other projects  for ongoing career paths, development and personal enrichment

o   Our PRT nurseries are vibrant and fun communities with employees who share a strong passion for the “green” nature of our business and doing their part in regenerating the forests of North America

o   We provide a supportive team structured environment, a strong safety culture, and a commitment to the environment

Qualifications

What you need for a position with PRT:

·         Energetic and pays attention to detail

·         Positive attitude and a team player

·         Work is meticulous and physically demanding; ability to stand for lengthy periods of time, walking, repetitive lifting, (light to medium weight objects), and performing repetitive movements

·         Appropriate clothing required; Indoor and outdoor work, must be able to work in varying weather conditions

·         Reliable transportation is essential


PRT has 19 Nursery Locations across Canada and the United States

Additional Information

Want to learn more?

Career Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsvfZdw_9m0

Instagram: @TrustedToGrow

Facebook: @PRTGrowingServices

Apply online: Check out the career page of our website; https://www.prt.com/careers/current-job-postings

Your safety is important to use, please check out our COVID-19 Safety Plan on PRT.com and follow all enhanced safety protocols when applying at each location.


“To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, to live as a people, we must have trees.”

― Theodore Roosevelt