Landscape Labourer

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 30 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot
- Non-smoking
- Heavy equipment
**Work setting**:

- Urban area
- Rural area
- Landscape contractor
- Various locations
- Service/clean
- Installation
**Tasks**:

- Assist with landscape constructions
- Rake and collect refuse
- Remove litter and garbage
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Lay sod or seed
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Utilize hand and power tools
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Prepare and maintain work materials and supplies
- Measure and mark guidelines to be used for installations
- Determine layout and installation procedures
- Professionalism in customer service
- Load and unload trucks with supplies and equipment
- Install, repair and service interior or exterior prefabricated products
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Backhoe
- Chain saw
- Forklift
- Front end loader
- Gravel or dump truck
- Pick-up truck
- Roto-tiller
- Small engine equipment
- Sod cutter
- Tractor
- Tractor mower
- Weed trimmer/edger
**Area of work experience**:

- Repair
**Construction specialization**:

- Interlocking brick
**Architectural specialization**:

- Renovation
**Area of specialization**:

- Construction
**Security and safety**:

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

- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
**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
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

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

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Excellent oral communication
- Values and ethics
- Punctuality
**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?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits