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Landscape contracts: install plant material
sod
irrigation
edging
ground covers
paving stone
retaining walls
water features
Maintenance Contracts mowing trimming grass
fertilize
pruning
pest control
water/weed
bobcat work leveling, grading, spreading topsoil, gravel etc
Snow removal bobcat, snowblowers, shovelling
Ability to work alone or with others
All work is outdoors and physically demanding
Desire to learn
Punctual Responsible
Prefer someone with aptitude and passion for operating equipment
Safety orientated
Provide 3 current references
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Type of Machinery or Equipment
- Weed trimmer/edger
- Sod cutter
- Small engine equipment
- Snow removal truck
- Roto-tiller
- Pick-up truck
- Gravel or dump truck
- Front-end loader
- Chain saw
Specific Skills
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Lay sod or seed
- Cut grass
- Construct walkways and driveways
- Clear snow (manually, mechanized equipment, truck or scraper)
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Apply fertilizers
- Rake/ collect refuse
- Water lawns/gardens
Work Setting
- Landscape contractor
- Landscape maintenance
- Commercial establishment
Work Location Information
- Various locations
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- 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
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot