Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- or equivalent experience
- Construction trades, other

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

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

Work site environment

- Outdoors
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dusty
- Hot

Work setting

- Work in employer's/client's home
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Landscape contractor
- Remote location
- Various locations
- Farm
- Landscape maintenance
- Cemetery or crematorium
- Park and recreation sites
- Private residence
- Shipyards
- Campground workers
- College or university educational institution/establishment
- Landfill
- Municipal government
- Commercial
- Greenhouse
- Associations and non profit organizations

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Assist with landscape constructions
- Tie and secure plants
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Cut grass
- Rake and collect refuse
- Remove litter and garbage
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Lay sod or seed
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Apply fertilizers
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Tree removal

Credentials

Certificates,



licences, memberships, and courses

- Provincial licence/certification to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides
- Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Certificate

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

- Chain saw
- Roto-tiller
- Small engine equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Weed trimmer/edger

Area of work experience

- Cleaning
- Snow removal

Additional information

Security and safety

- Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel regularly
- Willing to travel overnight
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools/equipment

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves

Personal suitability

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
- Hardworking
- Maturity
- Resourcefulness

📌 landscape worker (Toronto)
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📍 Toronto