Gardener, Landscape

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work site environment**:

- Odours
- Noisy
- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- Construction company
- Remote location
- Various locations
- Lawn care company
- Landscape contractor
**Tasks**:

- Manage landscaping projects
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- 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
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
**Type of heavy equipment operated**:

- Bobcats
**Landscaping experience**:

- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Trimmer
**Vehicle and equipment experience**:

- Light trucks
**Area of work experience**:

- Snow removal
**Area of specialization**:

- Landscape construction
- Plant knowledge and identification
**Equipment**:

- Small tractors (lawn/snow removal attachments)
**Security and safety**:

- Driving record check (abstract)
- 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
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- 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
**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?
**Green job**:

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

- Dental plan
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer