Landscaper

Land’s Best Friend Landscaping; McCallum Settlement; On-site; CAD 37,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Land’s Best Friend Landscaping in McCallum Settlement, NS is seeking a Landscaper who is self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills. The role covers seasonal or full-time employment with day to early morning shifts.

You will manage projects, write specifications and survey sites, while caring for lawns and gardens in outdoor conditions. The candidate must have English fluency, a high school diploma, relevant horticulture certifications, and be able to work long hours outdoors.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English is required.
• High school diploma is required; training provided.
• Certifications in horticulture and CNLA are preferred.
• Client focus and strong interpersonal skills are essential.
• Organized, flexible, reliable and a good team player.
• Punctual and dependable with good attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage landscaping projects and supervise crews.
• Write specifications and survey sites for projects.
• Water and care for plants, lawns and gardens; apply fertilizers and pesticides.
• Assess lawn health and maintain landscapes for residential and commercial sites.
• Operate and maintain landscape equipment.
• Assist with landscape construction and layout of features.

Skills

English fluency

Client focused

Interpersonal skills

Organized

Flexible

Reliable

Team player

Punctual

Dependable

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma

Horticulturist Trade Certification

Landscape Gardener Trade Certification

Landscape Architecture Technician Certificate

CNLA Certification

Tools

Weed trimmer/edger

Tractor

Small engine equipment

Rototiller

Pickup truck

Job description

Land’s Best Friend Landscaping based in McCallum Settlement, NS is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Landscaper 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 Seasonal employment or Full time job. The shift timings include Day, Flexible Hours, Early Morning and Morning.

Employer Name: Land’s Best Friend Landscaping
Position: Landscaper
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $18.00 to $26.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 36 to 45 hours per week
Employment type: Seasonal employment, Full time
Location: McCallum Settlement, NS

• The candidate must manage landscaping projects.
• The candidate must write specifications.
• The candidate must survey and evaluate designated sites.
• The candidate must water and care for plants, lawns, and/or gardens.
• The candidate must apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides, and other lawn care products.
• The candidate must assess the health of lawns.
• The candidate will be responsible for directing crews that maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes.
• The candidate will be responsible for examining trees and shrubs to identify problems and diseases.
• The candidate must plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens.
• The candidate must plant and move trees.
• The candidate must weed, prune, and trim trees and plants.
• The candidate must remove garbage and litter.
• The candidate must plant trees, shrubs, flowers, and bulbs.
• The candidate must lay sod or seed.
• The candidate must cut grass.
• The candidate must cart and spread topsoil and other materials.
• The candidate must assist with landscape construction.
• The candidate must apply fertilizers.
• The candidate must rake and collect trash.
• The candidate must operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
• Training will be provided to the selected candidate.
• The candidate must have Horticulturist Trade Certification, Landscape Gardener Trade Certification, Landscape Architecture Technician Certificate, and Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification.
• The candidate should be client focused.
• 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 must be punctual.
• The candidate should be dependable.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.
• 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.

Work setting

• The candidate must work for a construction company or lawn care company.
• The candidate should work in an urban area with a high population density.
• The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
• The candidate should work from a remote location, the practice of employees doing their jobs from a location other than a central office operated by the employer.
• The candidate should work in various locations when employees are scattered across different worksites.
• 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 residential settings, handling tasks on one, two, and three-family dwellings.
• 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.

Type of heavy equipment operated

• Heavy equipment operated includes gravel or dump trucks, backhoe excavators, loaders, and front end loaders.

Landscaping experience

• The candidate must have landscaping experience in residential projects and commercial/industrial construction.

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have experience using weed trimmer/edger, tractor, small engine equipment, rototiller, and pickup truck.
• The candidate must be skilled in the construction of fieldstone paths, interlocking brick, ornamental ponds, fountains, and waterfalls, retaining walls, rock gardens and stone garden walls.

Area of specialization

• The candidate must be skilled in landscape design, landscape construction, horticultural consulting, plant knowledge and identification, and horticulture.

Security and safety

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

Transportation/travel information

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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate must have the ability to work independently.
• The candidate should have an eye for details.
• 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 must be able to distinguish between colours.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods of time.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
• The candidate should be able to work in fast-paced busy environment.
• The candidate must have excellent hand eye coordination.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.
• The candidate must finished the work with in the given time line.

Own tools/equipment

• The candidate must have steel-toed safety boots, safety glasses/goggles, gloves, and ear plugs.