Landscape Worker

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 48 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
- Horticultural science
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

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

- 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
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification
- Not applicable
- Not required
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Pick-up truck
- Small engine equipment
- Tractor mower
- Weed trimmer/edger
**Security and safety**:

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

- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

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

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
**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 your current field of study?