landscaper

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Odours
• At heights
• Noisy
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Construction company
• Urban area
• Rural area
• Remote location
• Various locations
• Landscape contractor
• Golf course
• Residential
• Private company, corporation or industry
• Municipal government
• Tennis court
• Private residence

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees
• Repair and maintain equipment
• Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
• Lay sod or seed
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
• Assist with landscape constructions
• Apply fertilizers

Experience and specialization

Type of heavy equipment operated

• Front end loader

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects
• Commercial and/or industrial construction
• Institutional construction
• Park and recreation sites
• Restoration and preservation projects
• Cemetery or crematorium
• Sports field

Equipment and machinery experience

• Sprayer or duster
• Sod cutter
• Small engine equipment
• Pick-up truck
• Chain saw
• Forklift

Construction specialization

• Fieldstone paths
• Interlocking brick
• Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
• Retaining walls
• Rock gardens
• Stone garden walls

Area of specialization

• Landscape construction
• Plant knowledge and identification
• Horticulture

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)
• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Walking
• Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Dependability

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available