- Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
- Education:
- Expérience:
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience
Work site environment
OdoursNoisyOutdoorsAll weather conditions
Work setting
Work in employer's/client's homeGarden centreUrban areaRural areaGreenhouseRemote locationVarious locationsLawn care companyNursery - horticultureWilling to relocateLandscape contractorGolf courseResidentialHotel, motel, resortPrivate company, corporation or industryMunicipal government
Tasks
Build modelsInterpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operationPlan the incorporation of landscape structuresRead 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 projectsPrepare conceptual designsPrepare proposalsEstimate costsPrepare presentation graphics and drawingsWrite specificationsSurvey and assess designated sitesPrepare contracts and tendersWater and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardensApply 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 lawnsDirect crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapesExamine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and diseasePlan 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 treesTree removal
Landscaping experience
Residential projectsCommercial and/or industrial constructionInstitutional constructionPark and recreation sitesRestoration and preservation projectsCemetery or crematoriumSports field
Construction specialization
Automated irrigation systemFieldstone pathsInterlocking brickOrnamental ponds, fountains and waterfallsPoured concreteRetaining wallsRock gardensStone garden wallsIrrigation and drainage
Area of specialization
Landscape designLandscape constructionHydroponic cultureHorticultural consultingPlant knowledge and identificationPropagationHorticulture
Transportation/travel information
Valid driver's licence
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
ToolsSafety equipment/gearSteel-toed safety bootsHard hatSafety glasses/gogglesSafety harnessGlovesEar plugsMaskSafety vestRain gear
Personal suitability
Client focusEfficient interpersonal skillsExcellent oral communicationExcellent written communicationFlexibilityOrganizedReliabilityTeam playerPunctuality
Employment terms options
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Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Employment terms options
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