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Landscape Worker
Employer
Landscape Plus Ltd.Date Posted
June 10, 2022Languages
English-
Location Strathmore, AB
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Earnings $22.00 to $24.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Jul 10, 2022
Employer
Landscape Plus Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
Other trades certificate or diploma
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Weed trimmer/edger
- Sod cutter
- Small engine equipment
- Roto-tiller
- Pick-up truck
- Chain saw
- Tractor mower
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Baggage and Cargo Agent Specific Skills
Maintain work records and logs
Additional Skills
- Plan and estimate labour and materials
- Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work
- Read blueprints and drawings
Area of Specialization
Landscape construction
Work Setting
- Private residence
- Landscape contractor
- Landscape maintenance
Specific Skills
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Resolve work related problems
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- Plan and direct grounds maintenance
- Organize and direct planting of trees, gardens and lawns
- Lay sod or seed
- Establish work schedules and procedures
- 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
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Own Tools/Equipment
Steel-toed safety boots
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Public transportation is not available
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Tight deadlines
Ability to Supervise
3-4 people
Work Location Information
Various locations
Administrative and Coordination Skills
Tender and administer contracts
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Reliability
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Wellness program
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have education in this field of employment?
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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.