Landscape Technician

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Residential

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• 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
• Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Horticulturist Trade Certification

Experience and specialization

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects

Area of specialization

• Plant knowledge and identification
• Horticulture

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Group insurance benefits
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Travel insurance