grounds maintenance labourer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

No experience (will train)

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Landscape contractor
• Various locations
• Farm
• Landscape maintenance
• On-site customer service

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assist with landscape constructions
• Tie and secure plants
• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
• Cut grass
• Rake and collect refuse
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
• Lay sod or seed
• Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
• Tree removal

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Chain saw
• Pick-up truck
• Roto-tiller
• Small engine equipment
• Tractor mower
• Weed trimmer/edger
• Skidsteer

Area of work experience

• Cleaning
• Snow removal

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Drive manual transmission vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves
• Rain gear

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Organized
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking
• Maturity
• Energetic

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site amenities
• Parking available