horticultural technician
Education:
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year.
Work site environment:
- Noisy.
- Outdoors.
- Work setting: Work in employer's/client's home.
- Garden centre.
- Urban area.
- Rural area.
- Remote location.
- Various locations.
- Lawn care company.
- Nursery - horticulture.
- Relocation costs not covered by employer.
- Landscape contractor.
Tasks:
- Write specifications.
- 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.
- Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes.
- 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.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Horticulturist Trade Certification.
- Arboriculturists Trade Certification.
- Landscape Gardener Trade Certification.
- Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification.
Computer and technology knowledge:
- MS Excel.
- MS Outlook.
- MS Word.
Landscaping experience:
- Residential projects.
- Restoration and preservation projects.
Area of specialization:
- Landscape construction.
- Horticultural consulting.
- Plant knowledge and identification.
- Propagation.
Security and safety:
- Driving record check (abstract).
- Eligible for professional liability insurance.
- Criminal record check.
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Own tools/equipment:
- Safety equipment/gear.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Hard hat.
- Safety glasses/goggles.
- Gloves.
- Ear plugs.
- Mask.
- Safety vest.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Other benefits:
Other benefits.