Landscaper/maintenance Associate

Boardwalk provides Canadians with a quality, comfortable, home living experience. We offer rental apartments and townhouses that come in a wide breadth of shapes, sizes and sets of amenities. We operate 33,000 units across Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.

Boardwalk recognizes our Associates as our most valuable asset. We are proud to provide competitive wages, profit-sharing, and amazing benefits like flexible group medical and dental, fitness reimbursement, training and development, group RRSP matching, rental discounts, and more.

We are looking for an experienced Landscaper who enjoys being outside - rain, shine, or snow You will be responsible for performing a variety of landscape maintenance tasks, including snow removal. If you have a great eye for detail, physically fit, and enjoys working with others, this role is for you

**Responsibilities**:
Ensure the health, comfort and safety of our Customers
Ensure daily communication with all site Associates
Ensure site cleanliness, by picking up all garbage and pet waste around the site and assisting at other sites as required
Remove heavy furniture, garbage and appliances from suites and around site as required
Complete Customer Request’s For Maintenance (CRFM’s) as required
Snow and ice removal, sanding and salting, completion of snow and ice removal logs
Lawns; cut, trimmed, watered, edged, and free of weeds
Ensure all trees, hedges, and flowerbeds are free of weeds and trimmed and dead trees are removed
Removal of flower beds and shrubs that are unsightly or not possible to maintain effectively

**Parking lots**: sweep, wash, lines and keep all catch basins clear of foreign debris

**Fences**: repaired and/or stained as necessary

**Building exterior**: eves cleared, siding, lights working, signage clean and visible

**Spring clean-up**: hazard line painting, irrigation start-up, power washing, planting, filling potholes, etc. as determined by the spring landscaping plan

**Fall clean-up**: leaf removal, close off (blow out) irrigation; winterize gardens and beds, trees trimmed, etc.
Painting halls, suites, parkades & other areas as assigned by the Area Coordinator
Ensure contractors arrive as per scheduled timelines and complete their work as per the conditions of contract
Ensure proper and accurate inventory management
Provide training on the proper operation and maintenance of all landscaping equipment, specifically Bobcats and heavy equipment (tractors, sweepers, small and large bobcats)
Ability to operate the Bobcat and also perform regular maintenance and tune-ups to the bobcat and attachments
Vacant suite maintenance and touch ups as per established quality standards
General common area and building maintenance
Coordinate inspections of turnover suites with Customer Service Representatives
Preventative Maintenance inspections and reporting
Perform on call emergency maintenance / landscaping according to schedule provided by Area Coordinator
Complete other tasks assigned by the Leader

**Experience and Educational Requirements**:
2 years Landscaping / Maintenance service experience preferred
Minor mechanical experience an asset
Professional training and experience with landscaping equipment (example: Bobcats)

**Technical Requirements**:
Working knowledge of English both verbal and written
Driver’s license required
Ability to operate a Bobcat and train others to do so in a safe manner
Ability to operate smaller equipment including sweepers, lawn mowers, snow blowers and small tractors
Familiarity with computer tablets is an asset

**Non-Technical Requirements**:
Strong commitment to providing excellent customer service
Dedicated to building better communities for all our Customers and surrounding communities
Ability to take responsibility for all actions and decisions and to follow through
Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
Strong planning and organizational skills coupled with ability to multi-task and prioritize
Excellent time-management skills
Ability to work independently (self managed) and with other Associates in a team environment
Ability to learn quickly, adapt to change and be flexible in nature
Displays a high level of initiative and commitment to success (striving toward Boardwalk’s mission statement)
Demonstrates a positive attitude, enthusiasm and assertiveness
Ability to spend up to eight hours walking, standing, climbing stairs, lifting
Ability to maneuver up to 90kg with the proper equipment

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume.
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Deeply rooted in family spirit and humility, Boardwalk’s five core values of integrity, associates, teamwork, customer service and social responsibility are more than just words - they are a way of life. Coupled with our Golden Foundatio