Irrigation Technician

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- **Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Hot
- ** Work setting**:

- Various locations
- Installation
- Repair
- Service/clean
- Park and recreation sites
- ** Tasks**:

- Install exterior prefabricated products
- Install interior prefabricated products
- Professionalism in customer service
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- Repair and service exterior prefabricated products
- Repair and service interior prefabricated products
- Determine layout and installation procedures
- Document and prepare invoices and work orders
- Measure and mark guidelines to be used for installations
- Prepare and maintain work materials and supplies
- Load and unload trucks with supplies and equipment
- Supervise other workers
- Utilize hand and power tools
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Remove litter and garbage
- Lay sod or seed
- Cut grass
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Rake and collect refuse
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- ** Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Hand tools
- ** Security and safety**:

- Driving record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Repetitive tasks
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

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

- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- 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 a student?
- 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?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- ** Green job**:

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

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- ** Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities