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Labourer, Landscape
Employer
HomescapesDate Posted
September 24, 2024Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $19.50 hourly
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Work Hours 30 to 44 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 6  Vacancies
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Closing Date Oct 24, 2024
Employer
Homescapes
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Various locations
- Private residence
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
- Repair and maintain equipment
- 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
Security and safety
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is available
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
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
Experience
Will train
Health benefits
Health care plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Team building opportunities
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Interest Codes
- 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
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.