Landscape Technician

2 weeks ago


Exeter, Canada Goodalt Landscape Designers Full time

**We are looking for motivated individuals to join our team.**

Goodalt Landscape is an established landscape company offering seasonal employment from early Spring to December (September for students). We've been providing landscape maintenance and custom designs/installations for over 20 years. We are a small company that takes pride in customer service, therefore, you would be working directly alongside the owner. If you don't have experience in the landscape industry, you would be learning new skills on a daily basis and building a strong new skillset.

Our season starts with landscape maintenance and follows with construction work as the season progresses leading into the fall. The season is finished with fall clean-ups and maintenance. The day-to-day tasks are always changing which makes this an interesting position. We do no provide lawn cutting services.

**Duties**:

- Inspect vehicles and equipment daily to ensure safe operation
- Installation of retaining walls, pavers, plantings, reading and understanding landscape plans and elevations, along with all other aspects of the landscape trade.
- Spring & fall maintenance including cutting back perennials and grasses, pruning shrubs and trees, edging, weeding and mulching flower beds
- Equipment experience is an asset (skid steer, loader, dump trailer, small power tools etc)
- Communication skills, organization, strong work ethic, attention to detail, a good attitude, and the ability to understand and learn new tasks are essential
- Acknowledge the difficulties of the style of work, ie. Fast-paced environment, Work under pressure, tight deadlines, repetitive tasks, handling heavy loads, physically demanding, manual dexterity, attention to detail, bending, crouching, kneeling, working in Hot / Cold / Wet climates.
- Report for work every day required, on time

**Why Join our team?**
- Yearly work boot allowance after 4 months
- Safety shirts are supplied

**Job Requirements**:

- G License required and non-negotiable. D or A License a Benefit

**Job Types**: Full-time, Seasonal

**Salary**: $20.00-$28.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Exeter, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Class G Licence (required)

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 2023-05-01