Landscaper/Labourer

Do you love helping others beautify their space while learning valuable skills and techniques?

Sipkens Nurseries is hiring professional, detail oriented Landscapers to install garden designs, plant trees and deliver plant materials to our customers across Sarnia-Lambton.

Seasonal position but can last right into the early winter with rehiring the following spring!

Responsibilities:

• Install rock gardens, ponds, patios, drainage systems, irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, water features, lighting and planters
• Spread top soil; lay sod; plant flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees
• Perform fall and spring clean-up; weed gardens, prune shrubs and trees; and execute other maintenance duties as directed by supervisor/manager
• Edge around flower beds, walkways, and walls
• Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes
• Decorate gardens with stones and pavers
• Ensure job sites are cleaned of all debris and materials before leaving the client’s property
• Follow all health & safety regulations including wearing appropriate protective equipment and following Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for safe handling of fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and other dangerous chemicals
• Clean working areas and maintain tools and equipment

Requirements:

• Experience an asset
• No education required
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Ability to take instruction
• Ability to work in a team
• Must be able to lift/carry up to 50 lbs

Working Conditions:

• Fast-paced environment
• Outdoor; varying weather conditions
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding; Bending, crouching, kneeling, twisting

Job Type: Full-time seasonal (8 months); with career opportunities available

As a retail garden centre we require availability of some holidays and occasional Saturdays during the busy seasons.

Email resume to:

hr@sipkensnurseries.com
Human Resources
3261 London Line
Wyoming, ON
N0N 1T0
519-542-8353

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: From $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-04-01