landscape labourer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
Outdoors. Noisy. All weather conditions.
Work setting:
Landscape contractor. Various locations. Landscape maintenance.
Tasks:
- 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.
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions.
- Plant and move trees.
- Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products.
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Small engine equipment.
- Skidsteer.
- Hand tools.
- Trimmer.
Area of specialization:
Plant knowledge and identification.
Equipment:
Power lawn mowers.
Transportation/travel information:
Travel expenses paid by employer.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Gloves.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Punctuality.
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
Morning. Day. Weekend. Overtime required.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Other benefits:
Parking available.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for Indigenous people:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).