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This is a Provincial Heritage Site comprising of lily/flower fields, orchards, park like grounds, and is open to the public daily during the summer months. Located in the RM of Leask #464
Duties include: operation and maintenance of
garden/farm equipment, vehicles and safe operation of chain saw, interact with visitors, conduct
nursery tours,planting, potting and selling lilies and various perennials, mowing lawns and fields,
planting and maintaining fields.
Interest in Horticulture/gardening an asset
Experience with chain saw, operation and
maintenance of equipment a priority.
Position is from Sept 1 to Oct 31 2016 with employment for the following years to the right applicant
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Type of Machinery or Equipment
- Weed trimmer/edger
- Tractor mower
- Sprayer or duster
- Small engine equipment
- Roto-tiller
- Pick-up truck
- Chain saw
Specific Skills
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Remove litter and garbage
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Cut grass
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Apply fertilizers
- Rake/ collect refuse
- Water lawns/gardens
Work Setting
- Park or public area
- Landscape maintenance
Work Location Information
- On-site customer service
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty