landscaper

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Experience an asset

Work Setting

• Construction company
• Urban area
• Rural area
• Various locations
• Landscape contractor
• Golf course
• Residential
• Private company, corporation or industry
• Private residence

Tasks

• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees
• Repair and maintain equipment
• Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs, and trees
• Lay sod or seed
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
• Assist with landscape constructions
• Apply fertilizers

Equipment and Machinery Experience

• Sprayer or duster
• Sod cutter
• Small engine equipment
• Pick-up truck
• Chain saw
• Interlocking brick
• Retaining walls

Area of Specialization

• Landscape construction
• Plant knowledge and identification
• Horticulture

Security and Safety

• Driving record check (abstract)
• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Drug test

Transportation / Travel Information

• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel regularly

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Hand-eye coordination
• Walking

Own Tools / Equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal Suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality