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horticultural technician

horticultural technician

Dr. Landscape Inc.Scarborough, ON, CA
4 days ago
Salary
CA$20.00–CA$35.00 hourly
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description
  • Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
  • Langue de travail : Anglais
  • Heures de travail : 35 to 60 hours per week
  • Education :
  • Expérience :

    • Education

    • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

      • Work site environment

    • Noisy
    • Outdoors

      • Work setting

    • Work in employer's / client's home
    • Garden centre
    • Urban area
    • Rural area
    • Remote location
    • Various locations
    • Lawn care company
    • Nursery - horticulture
    • Relocation costs not covered by employer
    • Landscape contractor

      • Tasks

    • Write specifications
    • Water and tend to plants, lawns and / or gardens
    • 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
    • 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

      • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

    • Horticulturist Trade Certification
    • Arboriculturists Trade Certification
    • Landscape Gardener Trade Certification
    • Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification

      • Computer and technology knowledge

    • MS Excel
    • MS Outlook
    • MS Word

      • Landscaping experience

    • Residential projects
    • Restoration and preservation projects

      • Area of specialization

    • Landscape construction
    • Horticultural consulting
    • Plant knowledge and identification
    • Propagation

      • Security and safety

    • Driving record check (abstract)
    • Eligible for professional liability insurance
    • Criminal record check

      • Transportation / travel information

    • Valid driver's licence

      • Work conditions and physical capabilities

    • Attention to detail
    • Repetitive tasks
    • Handling heavy loads
    • Physically demanding
    • Manual dexterity
    • Ability to distinguish between colours
    • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
    • Standing for extended periods
    • Bending, crouching, kneeling

      • Own tools / equipment

    • Safety equipment / gear
    • Steel-toed safety boots
    • Hard hat
    • Safety glasses / goggles
    • Gloves
    • Ear plugs
    • Mask
    • Safety vest

      • Personal suitability

    • Client focus
    • Efficient interpersonal skills
    • Excellent oral communication
    • Excellent written communication
    • Flexibility
    • Organized
    • Reliability
    • Team player

      • Experience

    • 3 years to less than 5 years

      • Other benefits

    • Other benefits