Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Landscape contractor
- Various locations
- Landscape maintenance
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Assist with landscape constructions
- 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
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Tree removal
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Chain saw
- Pick-up truck
- Tractor mower
- Weed trimmer/edger
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety vest
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Cellular phone
- Rain gear
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Creativity
- Hardworking
- Maturity
- Resourcefulness