- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Dusty
Work setting
- Staff accommodation available
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Various locations
- Landscape maintenance
- Park and recreation sites
Tasks
- Assist with landscape constructions
- 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
- Apply fertilizers
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and / or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Clean snow and ice from walkways and parking areas
Truck or equipment experience
- Snowblower
Equipment and machinery experience
- Chain saw
- Front end loader
- Pick-up truck
- Roto-tiller
- Small engine equipment
- Tractor
- Tractor mower
- Weed trimmer / edger
Equipment
- Small tractors (lawn / snow removal attachments)
Security and safety
- Driver's validity licence check
Transportation / travel information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
Screening questions
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Other benefits
- On-site housing options
- Transportation provided by employer
Support for Indigenous people
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)