- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment
- Dangerous
- At heights
- Outdoors
Work setting
Various locations
Tasks
- Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
- Survey and assess designated sites
- 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
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Tree removal
- Operate chainsaw to fell, delimb and buck trees
Area of specialization
Plant knowledge and identification
Transportation / travel information
Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- 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
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Workplace information
On the road job
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 hours per week
8 days ago