- Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education:
- Expérience:
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
OutdoorsAll weather conditions
Work setting
Construction companyLandscape contractor
Tasks
Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operationRead blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirementsTrim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruningManage landscaping projectsEstimate costsWrite specificationsApply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care productsApply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutionsAssess the health of lawnsPlan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposesPlant and maintain private and public lawns and gardensPlant and move trees
Computer and technology knowledge
MS Outlook
Landscaping experience
Residential projectsCommercial and/or industrial constructionInstitutional constructionPark and recreation sitesRestoration and preservation projects
Construction specialization
Automated irrigation systemFieldstone pathsInterlocking brickOrnamental ponds, fountains and waterfallsPoured concreteRock gardensStone garden wallsIrrigation and drainage
Area of specialization
Landscape designLandscape constructionPlant knowledge and identificationPropagation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Ability to work independentlyAttention to detailRepetitive tasksHandling heavy loadsPhysically demandingManual dexterityAbility to distinguish between coloursCombination of sitting, standing, walkingStanding for extended periodsBending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
Steel-toed safety bootsHard hatSafety glasses/gogglesGlovesEar plugsRain gear
Personal suitability
Client focusEfficient interpersonal skillsFlexibilityOrganizedReliabilityTeam playerPunctuality
Employment terms options
Early morning
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Employment terms options
MorningDay
Support for newcomers and refugees
Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youthProvides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Indigenous people
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Supports for visible minorities
Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
