General labourer - landscaping

• Durée de l'emploi: Temporaire
• Langue de travail: Anglais ou Français
• Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

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

Work setting

• Landscape contractor
• Various locations
• Landscape maintenance

Tasks

• Assist with landscape constructions
• Tie and secure plants
• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
• Rake and collect refuse
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
• Lay sod or seed
• Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
• Clean snow and ice from walkways and parking areas

Equipment and machinery experience

• Small engine equipment
• Weed trimmer/edger
• Power cutting tools
• Hand tools

Area of work experience

• Snow removal
• Landscaping

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking
• Resourcefulness

Screening questions

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Night
• On call
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required
• Overtime available

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Transportation provided by employer

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)