Kyla Saarinen
Nolalu,ON
Summary
Hi my name is Kyla and im applying for the full time seasonal position as a greenhouse labourer. I have a passion for growing and taking care of plants. I have some experience working in a greenhouse where we grew trees for the forest industry. I currently work as a cook but I am looking to get back into this field.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook
Grandmas Restaurant
07.2022 - Current
- Experience working under lots of pressure.
- Maintaining a clean work space and staying organized.
- Maintaining food prep.
- Put away large orders of stock.
Laborer
Hills Greenhouses Ltd
11.2019 - 07.2022
- Operated boom irrigation systems and performed proper watering procedures on tree seedlings.
- Maintained adequate temperatures in greenhouses.
- Paying close attention to details and noticing what needed to be done.
- Repaired greenhouse plastic.
- Thinned plants and removed weeds.
- Experience running large seeding machine and greasing inner working parts.
- Learned how to use pallet jacks, moved heavy pallets into warehouse.
- Gained experience repairing parts on irrigation system and climbing up and down ladders to do so.
- Some experience driving large forklift
- Bundled up trees for forest industry.
Cook and Cashier
Green Acre Variety
10.2019 - 02.2022
- Kept up on prep, answered phone calls, did grocery lists, rotated stock (FIFO), completed large food orders, put away stock.
- Gained experience on cash register, lottery, Canada Post, Purolator and LCBO.
- Completed my Safe Food Handling certificate.
- Trained new staff.
Strawberry Picker
Belluz Farm
07.2017 - 08.2017
- Selected fruit to be harvested by studying size, shape, and color.
- Removed and discarded damaged fruits to improve harvest quality.
- Harvested high volumes of ripe, quality fruits from fields and orchards.
Education
High School Diploma -
Westgate C.V.I
Thunder Bay, ON06.2018
Skills
- I work well on my own as well as with others
- Reliable and punctual
- Problem-solver
- Quick learner and good at following directions
- Multitasking and working under pressure
- Ambitious
- Time management
- Troubleshooting and critical thinking
- General tool knowledge
- An active person and can lift heavy objects
References
Becky Spenceley - former co-worker @ Green Acres and Hills Greenhouses
Phone #: 807-627-0940
Krista Silvaggio - former employer @ Green Acre Variety
Phone #: 807-629-4701
Timeline
Cook
Grandmas Restaurant
07.2022 - Current
Laborer
Hills Greenhouses Ltd
11.2019 - 07.2022
Cook and Cashier
Green Acre Variety
10.2019 - 02.2022
Strawberry Picker
Belluz Farm
07.2017 - 08.2017
High School Diploma -
Westgate C.V.I
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