landscaper

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

• Noisy.
• Outdoors.
• All weather conditions.
• Work setting: Urban area.
• Various locations.
• Relocation costs covered by employer.

Landscape contractor.

Tasks:

Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements. Plant and move trees. Lay sod or seed. Build patios, garden walls and other decorative installations.

Landscaping experience:

• Commercial and/or industrial construction.
• Institutional construction.

Construction specialization:

• Automated irrigation system.
• 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.
• Fences.
• Decks.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

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

Weight handling:

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).

Own tools/equipment:

• Steel-toed safety boots.
• Hard hat.

Personal suitability:

• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Punctuality.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime available.

Workplace information:

On the road job.

Financial benefits:

Bonus.

Other benefits:

Other benefits. Subsidised public transportation.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
• Does not require Canadian work experience.

Support for youths:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Indigenous people:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .

Supports for visible minorities:

Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.