Work Term : PermanentWork Language : English or FrenchHours : 32 to 35 hours per weekEducation : Secondary (high) school graduation certificateExperience : 1 to less than 7 monthsWork site environment
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Greenhouse
Tasks
- Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
- Plan the incorporation of landscape structures
- Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
- Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
- Manage landscaping projects
- Prepare proposals
- Estimate costs
- Write specifications
- Survey and assess designated sites
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and / or gardens
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Assess the health of lawns
- Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
- 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
- Tree removal
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift
- Morning
- Night
- To be determined
- Day
- Weekend
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
Support for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
Support for Veterans
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
Support for mature workers
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities