Landscape Technician

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Dangerous
- Noisy
- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- Construction company
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Various locations
- Lawn care company
- Nursery - horticulture
- Landscape contractor
**Tasks**:

- Manage landscaping projects
- Write specifications
- Survey and assess designated sites
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- 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
- Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
- Operate chainsaw to fell, delimb and buck trees
- Operate industrial trucks, tractors and other mobile equipment
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Horticulturist Trade Certification
- Landscape Gardener Trade Certification
- Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification
- Not required
**Type of heavy equipment operated**:

- Compactor
- Backhoe excavator, loader
- Dump truck
**Landscaping experience**:

- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
- Park and recreation sites
- Restoration and preservation projects
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Truck
- Concrete saws
- Front end loader
**Construction specialization**:

- Automated irrigation system
- Fieldstone paths
- Interlocking brick
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
- Poured concrete
- Retaining walls
- Rock gardens
- Stone garden walls
**Area of specialization**:

- Landscape design
- Landscape construction
- Horticultural consulting
- Plant knowledge and identification
**Security and safety**:

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

- Own vehicle
- 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**:

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

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- 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?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Involves supporting green economy sectors
- Requires specialized environmental skills or knowledge
**Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement
- Bonus
- Gasoline paid
- Gratuities
- Mileage paid
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
- Transportation provided by employer
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week