landscape labourer

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week
• Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience : Experience an asset

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet / damp
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty

Work setting

• Landscape contractor
• Landscape maintenance

Tasks

• Assist with landscape constructions
• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
• Cut grass
• Remove litter and garbage
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
• Lay sod or seed
• Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
• Apply fertilizers
• Repair and maintain equipment
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment

Equipment and machinery experience

• Sprayer or duster
• Weed trimmer / edger

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking
• Maturity

Workplace information

On the road job

Support for persons with disabilities

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees

Support for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example : gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example : financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
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