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General labourer - landscaping
- Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais ou Français
- Heures de travail: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education:
- Expérience:
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Rural area
- Landscape contractor
- Remote location
- Various locations
- Landscape maintenance
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Park and recreation sites
- Private residence
- Landfill
- Municipal government
- Commercial
- Greenhouse
- Associations and non profit organizations
- Paving
- Grading
- Excavation
Tasks
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Tie and secure plants
- 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
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Tree removal
- Operate heavy equipment
- Observe excavation work to ensure that underground facilities are protected
- Construct foundations for machinery
- Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
Instrument experience
- Mechanical
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
- Skidsteer
- Saws
- Concrete saws
- Laser levelling/aligning
Area of work experience
- Cleaning
- Snow removal
- Sub-grade excavating
- Landscaping
- Fine grading and finishing
Manufacturing sector experience
- Agricultural chemicals
Construction specialization
- Stone garden walls
- Interlocking brick
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Child Abuse Registry check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety vest
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Mask
- Cellular phone
- Rain gear
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
- Creativity
- Hardworking
- Maturity
- Resourcefulness
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you live near the job location?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Night
- On call
Experience
- Experience an asset
Employment terms options
- To be determined
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
Workplace information
- On the road job
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth