Labourer, landscape
- Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 3N9, Canada
On-site
$18.39 to $21 CAD / hour · Full-time · Temporary
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Job details
- Pay
- $18.39 to $21 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time · Temporary
- Workplace
- On-site
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 40 to 50 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location Portage la Prairie, MBR1N 3N9
- Work location On site
- Salary$18.39 to $21.00HOUR hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 to 50 hours per week
- Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
- Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Overtime available
- Starts as early as 2027-04-06
- Benefits: Other benefits
- vacancies 4 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3441157
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
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Sports field
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Landscape contractor
- Various locations
- Landscape maintenance
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Park and recreation sites
- Lawn care company
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Cut grass
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Lay sod or seed
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Apply fertilizers
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Plant and move trees
- Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
Experience and specialization
Type of heavy equipment operated
- Loader
Landscaping experience
- Restoration and preservation projects
- Residential projects
Type of related experience
- Landscape construction
Equipment and machinery experience
- Chain saw
- Gravel or dump truck
- Pick-up truck
- Sod cutter
- Weed trimmer/edger
- Lawn mowers
- Automated irrigation system
Construction specialization
- Stone garden walls
- Rock gardens
- Retaining walls
- Interlocking brick
- Fieldstone paths
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
Area of specialization
- Plant knowledge and identification
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- 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
- Standing for extended periods
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site amenities