Labourer, Grounds Maintenance
Posted on Feb 08, 2021 by Lodgepole Horticultural Services INC
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Location Okotoks, AB
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Earnings $17.00 to $22.50 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 30 to 44 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1 Vacancy
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Closing Date Mar 08, 2021
Employer
Lodgepole Horticultural Services INC
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
Area of Specialization
Plant knowledge and identification
Specific Skills
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Rake and collect refuse
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
Security and Safety
Driving record check (abstract)
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Location Information
Various locations
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Organized
Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists Specific Skills
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plant and move trees
- Tying
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
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- METHODICAL
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Interest in spraying and dusting as directed to control insects and diseases and in performing other manual duties to clean and maintain landscaped environments
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in operating power mowers, tractors, snowblowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, pruning saws and other equipment
- innovative
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Interest in comparing information to spread top soil, lay sod and plant flowers, grass, shrubs and trees; and in performing other duties to assist with the construction of landscapes and related structures
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