landscaper

Education:

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

• At heights.
• Outdoors.
• Work setting: Various locations.

Tasks:

• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning.
• Manage landscaping projects.
• Estimate costs.
• Prepare presentation graphics and drawings.
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.
• Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products.
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions.
• Assess the health of lawns.
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease.
• Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes.
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens.
• Plant and move trees.

Landscaping experience:

Residential projects.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Attention to detail.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Physically demanding.
• Ability to distinguish between colours.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.

Personal suitability:

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

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

To be determined.