Landscaper

• Location Mississauga, ONL5L 5S8
• Work location On site
• Salary$30.00HOUR hourly / 30 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
• Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Shift, On call
• Starts as soon as possible
• vacancies 1 vacancy
• Source Job Bank #3686390

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Odours
• Noisy
• Outdoors
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Construction company
• Urban area
• Rural area
• Various locations
• Hotel, motel, resort

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Plan the incorporation of landscape structures
• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
• Manage landscaping projects
• Estimate costs
• Prepare presentation graphics and drawings
• 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
• Assess the health of lawns
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
• Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees
• Tree removal

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• Adobe Photoshop
• MS Excel
• MS Word

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects
• Commercial and/or industrial construction

Construction specialization

• Automated irrigation system
• Interlocking brick
• Poured concrete
• Retaining walls
• Rock gardens
• Stone garden walls

Area of specialization

• Landscape design
• Landscape construction
• Plant knowledge and identification

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

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
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality