landscape worker

United Landscapes; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading landscaping company is looking for dedicated workers to assist with various landscape maintenance tasks. The role involves physically demanding duties such as pruning, planting, and maintaining urban areas. The ideal candidate is reliable, organized, and enjoys working in a team-oriented environment. There are opportunities for team building and free parking available.

Benefits

Free parking available

Team building opportunities

Diversity training for a welcoming work environment

Awareness training for youth inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience required: 1 to less than 7 months.
• Must have prior landscaping experience.
• Availability for the advertised start date is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist with landscape constructions.
• Weed, prune, and trim trees and plants.
• Rake and collect refuse and litter.

Skills

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Punctuality

Hardworking

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Gloves

Job description

• Education :

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

• Urban area
• Various locations
• Landscape maintenance
• Maintenance

Tasks

• Assist with landscape constructions
• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
• 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
• Tree removal
• Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
• Weeding

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Team building opportunities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth