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landscape worker

landscape worker

Westwood Turf Farm Inc.Battleford, SK, CA
14 days ago
Salary
CA$16.00–CA$21.00 hourly
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Temporary
Job description
  • Work Term : Seasonal
  • Work Language : English
  • Hours : 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience : Will train

    • Work site environment

    • Outdoors
    • At heights
    • Wet / damp
    • Noisy
    • Odours
    • Cold / refrigerated
    • Dusty

      • Work setting

    • Various locations
    • Farm
    • Landscape maintenance

      • Tasks

    • Assist with landscape constructions
    • Tie and secure plants
    • Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
    • Cut grass
    • Rake and collect refuse
    • 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
    • Water and tend to plants, lawns and / or gardens
    • Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
    • Tree removal

      • Equipment and machinery experience

    • Chain saw
    • Roto-tiller
    • Sprayer or duster

      • Area of work experience

    • Cleaning

      • Transportation / travel information

    • Own transportation
    • Vehicle supplied by employer
    • Willing to travel regularly

      • Work conditions and physical capabilities

    • Fast-paced environment
    • Work under pressure
    • Tight deadlines
    • Repetitive tasks
    • Handling heavy loads
    • Physically demanding
    • Attention to detail
    • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
    • Walking
    • Bending, crouching, kneeling

      • Own tools / equipment

    • Steel-toed safety boots
    • Safety glasses / goggles
    • Gloves

      • Personal suitability

    • Dependability
    • Flexibility
    • Organized
    • Reliability
    • Team player
    • Punctuality
    • Hardworking
    • Resourcefulness

      • Screening questions

    • Are you available for the advertised start date?
    • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
    • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
    • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
    • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

      • Support for newcomers and refugees

    • Does not require Canadian work experience

      • Support for youths

    • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

      • Support for Indigenous people

    • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

      • 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