landscape worker
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- Confined spaces.
- Wet/damp.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
Work setting:
- Urban area.
- Rural area.
- Landscape maintenance.
Tasks:
- Assist with landscape constructions.
- Tie and secure plants.
- 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.
- Apply fertilizers.
- Repair and maintain equipment.
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.
- Tree removal.
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.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Punctuality.
- Hardworking.
- Maturity.
- Resourcefulness.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience:
1 to less than 7 months.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
- To be determined.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
Support for youths:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Support for Veterans:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .
Support for Indigenous people:
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .