sod laying labourer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- Confined spaces.
- Wet/damp.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
Work setting:
- Rural area.
- Remote location.
Tasks:
- Lay sod or seed.
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Sod cutter.
- Planting equipment.
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence.
- Public transportation is not available.
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.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Personal suitability:
- Dependability.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
Support for youths:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- 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 .
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .