maintenance worker, grounds

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet / damp
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Work in employer's / client's home
• Urban area
• Landscape contractor
• Various locations
• Landscape maintenance
• On-site customer service

Tasks

• 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
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Provincial licence / certification to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides

Equipment and machinery experience

• Chain saw
• Pick-up truck
• Roto-tiller
• Small engine equipment
• Sod cutter
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor mower
• Weed trimmer / edger

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Driver's abstract

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• 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

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Day
• Weekend

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer