Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

- Odours
- At heights
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot

Work setting

- Construction company
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Various locations
- Landscape contractor
- Golf course
- Residential
- Private company, corporation or industry
- Municipal government
- Tennis court
- Private residence

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Lay sod or seed
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Apply fertilizers

Experience and specialization

Type of heavy equipment operated

- Front end loader

Landscaping experience

- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
- Institutional construction
- Park and recreation sites
- Restoration and preservation projects
- Cemetery or crematorium
- Sports field

Equipment and machinery experience

- Sprayer or duster
- Sod cutter
- Small engine equipment
- Pick-up truck
- Chain saw
- Forklift





Construction specialization

- Fieldstone paths
- Interlocking brick
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
- Retaining walls
- Rock gardens
- Stone garden walls

Area of specialization

- Landscape construction
- Plant knowledge and identification
- Horticulture

Additional information

Security and safety

- Driving record check (abstract)
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Drug test

Transportation/travel information

- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Fast-paced workplace
- Work under pressure
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Walking
- Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

- Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
- Dependability

Benefits

Other benefits

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available

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