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