Worker, Landscape

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 60 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

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

- Work in employer's/client's home
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Landscape contractor
- Various locations
- Landscape maintenance
- Private residence
**Tasks**:

- Assist with landscape constructions
- 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
- Dig cemetery graves
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Small engine equipment
**Security and safety**:

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

- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- 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
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?