landscaper

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Will train

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Construction company
• Urban area
• Rural area
• Remote location
• Various locations
• Lawn care company
• Landscape contractor
• Residential
• Landscape maintenance

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Manage landscaping projects
• Write specifications
• Survey and assess designated sites
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
• Assess the health of lawns
• Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees
• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
• Remove litter and garbage
• Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
• Lay sod or seed
• Cut grass
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
• Assist with landscape constructions
• Apply fertilizers
• Rake and collect refuse
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Horticulturist Trade Certification
• Landscape Gardener Trade Certification
• Landscape Architecture Technician Certificate
• Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification

Experience and specialization

Type of heavy equipment operated

• Gravel or dump truck
• Backhoe excavator, loader
• Front end loader

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects
• Commercial and/or industrial construction

Equipment and machinery experience

• Weed trimmer/edger
• Tractor
• Small engine equipment
• Roto-tiller
• Pick-up truck

Construction specialization

• Fieldstone paths
• Interlocking brick
• Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
• Retaining walls
• Rock gardens
• Stone garden walls

Area of specialization

• Landscape design
• Landscape construction
• Horticultural consulting
• Plant knowledge and identification
• Horticulture

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Driver’s validity licence check

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
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Walking
• Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

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

Personal suitability

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

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