Horticulture technician
- King City, ON, L7B 1K5, Canada
From $38 CAD / hour · Full-time
Applications open in a new tab.
Job details
- Pay
- From $38 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location King City, ONL7B 1K5
- Work location On the road
- Salary$38.00HOUR hourly / 40 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Overtime required, Day, , 08:00 to 16:00
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source Job Bank #3642054
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
5 years or more
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Asset languages
- Spanish
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Various locations
- Landscape contractor
- Troubleshooting/diagnostic
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
- Survey and assess designated sites
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Repair and maintain equipment
Experience and specialization
Landscaping experience
- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
Equipment and machinery experience
- Irrigation pumps and equipment
Construction specialization
- Automated irrigation system
- Irrigation and drainage
Area of specialization
- Landscape construction
- Horticulture
Additional information
Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Rain gear
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player