landscaper

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Outdoors
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Urban area
• Various locations
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Landscape contractor

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
• Plant and move trees
• Lay sod or seed
• Build patios, garden walls and other decorative installations

Experience and specialization

Landscaping experience

• Commercial and/or industrial construction
• Institutional construction

Construction specialization

• Automated irrigation system
• Fieldstone paths
• Interlocking brick
• Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
• Retaining walls
• Rock gardens
• Stone garden walls

Area of specialization

• Landscape construction
• Plant knowledge and identification
• Fences
• Decks

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• Other benefits
• Subsidised public transportation

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Supports for visible minorities

• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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