Labourer, landscape

Lorraine Landscape Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Lorraine Landscape Services is seeking a self-motivated Labourer, landscape in Calgary, AB. The role offers seasonal employment or full-time status, with hours including day, evening, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Responsibilities include landscape construction, weed control, cutting grass, raking, litter removal, topsoil work, sod/seed laying, and planting. A valid driver’s license is preferred; strong teamwork and reliability are essential.

Qualifications

• Fluent English is preferred for daily communication.
• No formal education requirements; experience is an asset.
• Dependable with good interpersonal skills and reliability.
• Organized, flexible and a strong team player.
• Willing to work long hours outdoors in varying conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with landscape construction tasks; support crews in projects.
• Weed, prune, and trim trees and plants; maintain landscaped areas.
• Cut grass and perform lawn maintenance as needed.
• Rake and collect trash; remove garbage and litter.
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials; lay sod or seed.
• Plant trees, shrubs, flowers, and bulbs; maintain equipment.

Skills

Landscape construction

Lawn mowing

Weeding

Pruning/ trimming

Equipment operation

Team player

Reliability

Job description

Lorraine Landscape Services is located at Calgary, AB. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of Labourer, landscape. The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate will be expected to join and start the work at the earliest. It will be a Seasonal employment or Full time job. The assigned Day, Evening, Weekend, Overtime, Early Morning and Morning may include shift timings.

Employer Name: Lorraine Landscape Services
Position: Labourer, landscape
No. of vacancies: 6
Salary: $20.00 to $24.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 44 to 72 hours per week
Employment type: Seasonal employment, Full time
Location: Calgary, AB

• The candidate must assist with landscape construction.
• The candidate must weed, prune, and trim trees and plants.
• The candidate must cut grass.
• The candidate must rake and collect trash.
• The candidate must remove garbage and litter.
• The candidate must cart and spread topsoil and other materials.
• The candidate must lay sod or seed.
• The candidate must plant trees, shrubs, flowers, and bulbs.
• The candidate must operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• Candidate having experience is an asset.
• The candidate should be dependable.
• The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible in nature.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be able to work in wet/damp, dusty and hot conditions.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in various locations when employees are scattered across different worksites.
• The candidate should work in the landscape maintenance division, which is the art and profession of keeping a landscape healthy, clean, safe, and attractive, usually in a garden, yard, park, institutional setting, or estate.
• The candidate must work in parks and recreation sites.
• The candidate should work in a commercial setting that results in a workplace full of highly competent, respectful, mature, and accountable employees working toward a common goal.

Security and safety

• The candidate should undergo a thorough driver’s licence validity check, and driving record check (abstract).

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be able to work in fast-paced busy environment.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• The candidate must finished the work with in the given time line.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate must perform manual dexterity tasks.
• The candidate should have an eye for details.
• The candidate must have excellent hand eye coordination.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.