landscape worker

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet / damp
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Sports field
• Various locations
• Landscape maintenance
• Park and recreation sites
• Horticulture and / or gardening

Tasks

• Assist with landscape constructions
• Lay sod or seed
• Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
• Maintain clean and safe work environment

Type of related experience

• Landscape construction

Area of work experience

• Irrigation and drainage

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
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Employment terms options

• Evening

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for 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.)