worker, grounds maintenance

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 to 45 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Confined spaces
• Wet/damp
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Landscape contractor
• Landscape maintenance
• Private residence

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
• Apply fertilizers
• Repair and maintain equipment
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment

Equipment and machinery experience

• Backhoe
• Chain saw
• Forklift
• Front end loader
• Gravel or dump truck
• Pick-up truck
• Roto-tiller
• Small engine equipment
• Sod cutter
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor
• Tractor mower
• Weed trimmer/edger

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel regularly
• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Long term benefits

• Other benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Parking available