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landscaper

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Employer details GTA Grounds Care Ltd

Job details

  • LocationNorth York, ON
  • Workplace information On the road
  • Salary20.00 to 40.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, Morning
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies 3 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3149488

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On the road

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

Work site environment

  • Outdoors

Work setting

  • Construction company
  • Garden centre
  • Urban area
  • Rural area
  • Greenhouse
  • Remote location
  • Various locations
  • Nursery - horticulture
  • Landscape contractor

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Manage landscaping projects
  • Prepare proposals
  • Estimate costs
  • Write specifications
  • 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
  • Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
  • Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
  • 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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Landscape Gardener Trade Certification

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • AutoCAD

Landscaping experience

  • Residential projects
  • Commercial and/or industrial construction
  • Institutional construction
  • Park and recreation sites
  • Restoration and preservation projects
  • Cemetery or crematorium
  • Sports field

Construction specialization

  • Automated irrigation system
  • Fieldstone paths
  • Interlocking brick
  • Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
  • Poured concrete
  • Retaining walls
  • Rock gardens
  • Stone garden walls

Area of specialization

  • Landscape construction
  • Plant knowledge and identification

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Mask

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-11-26

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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landscaper NOC 22114 Toronto Region
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