Landscape Worker

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 44 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- Sports field
- Landscape maintenance
**Tasks**:

- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Cut grass
- Rake and collect refuse
- Remove litter and garbage
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Lay sod or seed
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Chain saw
- Pick-up truck
- Roto-tiller
- Sod cutter
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
- Tractor mower
- Weed trimmer/edger
**Security and safety**:

- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
**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
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Personal suitability**:

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

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- 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?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- On-site recreation and activities