landscape labourer

• Durée de l'emploi : Saisonnier
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 hours per week
• Education :
• Expérience :

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet / damp
• Noisy
• Cold / refrigerated
• Dusty
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Work in employer's / client's home
• Golf course
• Urban area
• Rural area
• Landscape contractor
• Various locations
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Park and recreation sites
• Private residence
• Municipal government
• Residential
• Construction company

Tasks

• Assist with landscape constructions
• Tie and secure plants
• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
• 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
• Repair and maintain equipment
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and / or gardens
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
• Tree removal
• Plant and move trees
• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning

Landscaping experience

• Restoration and preservation projects
• Residential projects

Type of related experience

Landscape construction

Equipment and machinery experience

• Backhoe
• Chain saw
• Pick-up truck
• Small engine equipment
• Sod cutter
• Weed trimmer / edger
• Skidsteer

Area of work experience

Irrigation and drainage

Construction specialization

• Stone garden walls
• Rock gardens
• Retaining walls
• Interlocking brick
• Fieldstone paths
• Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Ability to work independently

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Creativity
• Hardworking
• Maturity
• Positive attitude
• Quick learner

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

Experience an asset

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Transportation provided by employer
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week

Support for youths

Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
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