Grounds Maintenance Worker

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work setting**:

- Landscape contractor
- Various locations
- Farm
- Landscape maintenance
- On-site customer service
- Commercial
- Horticulture and/or gardening
**Tasks**:

- Assist with landscape constructions
- Tie and secure plants
- 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
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- First Aid Certificate
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Pick-up truck
- Roto-tiller
- Small engine equipment
- Sod cutter
- Tractor mower
- Weed trimmer/edger
**Area of specialization**:

- Lawn care
**Security and safety**:

- Driver's validity licence check
**Transportation/travel information**:

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

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Rain gear
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Team player
- Punctuality
- Hardworking
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?