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Job Details

Labourer, Landscape

Employer

Landscape Plus Ltd.

Date Posted

March 14, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Strathmore, AB
  • Earnings $21.00 to $24.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 25 to 44 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Apr 13, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Landscape Plus Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Registered Apprenticeship certificate

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Dusty
  • Hot

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Rural area
  • Landscape contractor
  • Various locations
  • Landscape maintenance
  • Park and recreation sites

Tasks

  • Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
  • Cut grass
  • Rake and collect refuse
  • Remove litter and garbage
  • Apply fertilizers
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
  • Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Pick-up truck
  • Small engine equipment
  • Sod cutter
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor
  • Tractor mower
  • Weed trimmer/edger

Security and safety

Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Drive manual transmission vehicle
  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves
  • Cellular phone

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Team building opportunities
  • Wellness program

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Labourer, Landscape is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Labourers
METHODICAL

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

Interest in operating power mowers, tractors, snowblowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, pruning saws and other equipment

innovative

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

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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