Pierce Maritime Pools & Landscaping
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Horticulture and/or gardening
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
- Manage landscaping projects
- Prepare conceptual designs
- Survey and assess designated sites
- 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
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Landscape Gardener Trade Certification
- Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Certificate
- Chemical application certificate or licence
Experience and specialization
Type of product
- Truck
Landscaping experience
- Residential projects
- Restoration and preservation projects
Equipment and machinery experience
- Hand tools
Construction specialization
- Rock gardens
Area of specialization
- Plant knowledge and identification
- Horticulture
Additional information
Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Mask
- Safety vest
- Rain gear
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Reliability
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Mileage paid
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