Landscape Labourer
Posted on Dec 08, 2020 by Park Landscaping
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Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $17.00 to $21.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 3 Vacancies
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Closing Date Feb 18, 2021
Employer
Park Landscaping
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Weed trimmer/edger
- Sod cutter
- Small engine equipment
- Pick-up truck
- Chain saw
- Front end loader
- Tractor mower
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Specific Skills
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Remove litter and garbage
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Lay sod or seed
- Cut grass
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Apply fertilizers
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Rake and collect refuse
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
Security and Safety
Driving record check (abstract)
Work Site Environment
- Confined spaces
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
Transportation/Travel Information
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
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Tight deadlines
Work Location Information
Various locations
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Organized
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.
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
- 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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