Landscape Labourer

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
**Work setting**:

- Landscape contractor
- Various locations
- Landscape maintenance
- On-site customer service
- Paving
**Tasks**:

- Assist with landscape constructions
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- 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
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Load and off-load machines
- Load and unload vehicle
- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Estimate materials and labour required for production
- Dig ditches and trenches
- Pave and rake asphalt
- Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
- Cut and trim bricks and concrete blocks to specification using hand and power tools
- Shovel cement and other materials into cement mixers, spread concrete and asphalt on road surfaces using shovels, rakes and hand tampers
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Chain saw
- Pick-up truck
- Small engine equipment
- Sod cutter
- Shovel
**Construction specialization**:

- Retaining walls
- Interlocking brick
**Security and safety**:

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

- Own transportation
**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
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety vest
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Cellular phone
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Time management
**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?
**Green job**:

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

- Other benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Variable or compressed work week