Worker, Landscape

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 55 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- Landscape contractor
- Landscape maintenance
- Private residence
- Paving
**Tasks**:

- Assist with landscape constructions
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Cut grass
- Rake and collect refuse
- 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
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Chain saw
- Gravel or dump truck
- Pick-up truck
- Small engine equipment
- Sod cutter
- Tractor mower
- Weed trimmer/edger
**Vehicle and equipment experience**:

- Towing tractors
**Security and safety**:

- Driving record check (abstract)
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- 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?
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Parking available