Landscape Labourer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Landscape Labourer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Read blue prints and drawings;
- Operate, maintain and repair landscape and snow removal equipment;
- Work with teams of employees or contractors;
- Construct decks, fences and retaining walls;
- Transport landscaping materials;
- Perform grounds maintenance;
- Clear snow off sidewalks and parking lots;
- Lay sod, cut grass, rake and collect refuse;
- Maintain work records and logs;
- Assist with landscape construction under the direction and supervision of landscape foremen/women;
- Perform other duties as required;
- Grass cutting and trimming;
- Attach wires from planted tress to support stakes;
- Cut grass, rake, fertilize and water lawns, weed gardens, prune shrubs and tress and perform other maintenance duties as directed by supervisor;
- Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Work under pressure; Flexibility with work schedule to meet the needs of the clients.
Requirements:
- Outdoor in hot/cold temperatures, wind, snow;
- Teamwork;
- Proven ability to follow direction, work independently and as part of a team;
- English oral communication skills;
- Kneeling, bending, crouching;
- Manuel dexterity;
- Physically able to lift heavy items;
- Tight deadlines;
- Ability to operate various pieces of equipment;
- Walking, standing;
- Ability to distinguish between colours;
- Hand-eye coordination;
- Ability to install retaining walls and paving stones;
- Proven ability to operate and maintain landscape equipment safely and efficiently;
- Ability to raking, level and grade.