Landscape Technician - Toronto, Canada - Pagoda Gardening Ltd.
3 weeks ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
Work site environment:
- Outdoors
Work setting:
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Various locations
- Lawn care company
- Landscape contractor
Tasks:
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Assess the health of lawns
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- 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
Landscaping experience:
- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
Truck or equipment experience:
- Snowplough
Area of work experience:
- Snow removal
Area of specialization:
- Plant knowledge and identification
Sales experience:
- Trucks and trailers
Security and safety:
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- 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:
- Steeltoed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Mask
Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions:
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Other benefits:
- Parking available
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