horticulturist

www.canadainternational.gc.ca - Jobboard; Grand Lake; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a qualified individual for a permanent full-time landscaping position in Grand Lake, NS. Responsibilities include planning landscape structures, maintaining gardens, and managing various plant care tasks. The ideal candidate will have a secondary school certificate, client-focused skills, and the ability to work independently in physically demanding conditions.

Benefits

Free parking available

Learning/training paid by employer

Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and handle heavy loads.
• Physically demanding role with various responsibilities.
• Preference given to permanent residents or valid work permit holders.

Responsibilities

• Plan the incorporation of landscape structures.
• Trim trees and maintain gardens and lawns.
• Diagnose problems and diseases in trees and shrubs.

Skills

Client focus

Reliability

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

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Job details

• Location Grand Lake , NS B2T 1B3
• Salary 50,000 to 70,000 annually (To be negotiated) / 40 to 60 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Experience an asset

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Plan the incorporation of landscape structures
• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
• Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees
• Tree removal

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Disability benefits
• Bonus
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2025-07-24

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