horticulture technician
- Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
- Langue de travail : Anglais
- Heures de travail : 40 hours per week
- Education :
- Expérience :
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
- Odours
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Construction company
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Various locations
- Landscape contractor
- Residential
- Private company, corporation or industry
- Sales
- Estimating
- Horticulture and / or gardening
Tasks
- Estimate costs
- Survey and assess designated sites
- Prepare contracts and tenders
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Assess the health of lawns
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
Landscaping experience
- Residential projects
- Commercial and / or industrial construction
- Park and recreation sites
- Restoration and preservation projects
Construction specialization
- Fieldstone paths
- Interlocking brick
- Poured concrete
- Retaining walls
- Rock gardens
- Stone garden walls
Specialization or experience
Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Area of specialization
- Landscape design
- Landscape construction
- Hydroponic culture
- Horticultural consulting
- Plant knowledge and identification
- Propagation
- Horticulture
Transportation / travel information
Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- 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
Own tools / equipment
- Tools
- Safety equipment / gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses / goggles
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Mask
- Rain gear
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is your current field of study?
Experience
5 years or more
Health benefits
Health care plan
Financial benefits
- Bonus
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