Landscape gardener
K.HANSEN MASONRY LTD Edmonton, Alberta
Permanent
Part time
As soon as possible
Description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
Work site environment- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
- Quiet
Work setting- Various locations
- Residential
- Private company, corporation or industry
Tasks- Manage landscaping projects
- Prepare proposals
- 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
- Assess the health of lawns
- 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
- Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
- Tree removal
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses - Landscape Gardener Trade Certification
Landscaping experience- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
Area of specialization- Landscape design
- Landscape construction
- Plant knowledge and identification
- Horticulture
Security and safety- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information- 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
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability- Client focus
- Organized
Screening questions- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Workplace information- On the road job
Salary: $25.00 hourly
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