landscaper

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work Site Environment

• Outdoors
• All weather conditions

Work Setting

• Various locations
• Lawn care company
• Landscape contractor
• Construction

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• 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
• Operate heavy equipment

Experience and Specialization

Landscaping Experience

• Commercial and/or industrial construction

Construction Specialization

• Fieldstone paths
• Interlocking brick
• Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
• Poured concrete
• Retaining walls
• Rock gardens
• Stone garden walls
• Irrigation and drainage

Additional Information

Transportation/Travel Information

• Valid driver's licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own Tools/Equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal Suitability

• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality