landscaper

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Dangerous
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction company
• Work in employer's / client's home
• Urban area
• Various locations
• Lawn care company
• Landscape contractor

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
• 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

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects
• Commercial and / or industrial construction

Construction specialization

• Automated irrigation system
• Fieldstone paths
• Poured concrete
• Retaining walls
• Stone garden walls

Area of specialization

• Landscape construction

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you currently a student?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits