Landscape worker

Tobermory; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Job summary

Yard Essentials in Saskatoon, SK invites applications for a Landscape Worker who is self-motivated with good interpersonal skills. Selected candidates will start as soon as possible. This permanent, full-time role offers 30 to 40 hours per week with shifts 08:00 to 16:00.

Responsibilities include landscape construction, lawn care, plant watering, and reporting daily progress. You must own English fluency, work outdoors, and handle physically demanding tasks in outdoor conditions.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English.
• No standard education requirements.
• At least 7 months to less than 1 year of related experience.
• Dependable and reliable.
• Good team player.
• Willing to work long hours outdoors.
• Able to work in wet/damp, dusty and hot conditions.
• Able to concentrate in a noisy environment with odours.

Responsibilities

• Assist with landscape construction.
• Weed, prune, and trim trees and plants.
• Cut grass.
• Remove garbage and litter.
• Write daily basic progress reports.
• Water and maintain plants, lawns, and/or gardens.
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.

Skills

English fluency

Team player

Dependable

Education

No formal education required

Tools

Pickup truck

Weed Trimmer/Edger

Small engine equipment

Job description

Yard Essentials based in Saskatoon, SK is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Landscape worker who are self-motivated and have good interpersonal skills. The candidate who got selected will be required to start work as soon as possible. The open positions pertain to the Permanent employment or Full time job. The shift timings include Day, Flexible Hours, Early Morning, Morning, 08:00 to 16:00.

Employer Name: Yard Essentials
Position: Landscape worker
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $18.00 to $23.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: Saskatoon, SK

• 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 remove garbage and litter.
• The candidate must write daily basic progress reports.
• The candidate will be responsible for watering and maintaining plants, lawns, and/or gardens.
• 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.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate should be dependable.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate must be hardworking.
• 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.
• The candidate must work in an environment with a high concentration of odours.

Work setting

• The candidate should work as a landscape contractor to create and construct large and small projects for residential and commercial properties.
• 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.

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have prior experience operating a pick-up truck, small engine equipment, and a weed trimmer/edger.

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have their own transportation.
• The candidate will be provided with a vehicle supplied by the employer.
• The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate must finished the work with in the given time line.
• 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 be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• 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.
• The candidate should receive free parking; there is no additional charge for parking on the property.