landscape technician - Fredericton, Canada - Cut-rite lawn services 2003 ltd

Description

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Various locations
• Landscape contractor

Tasks

• Build models
• Manage landscaping projects
• Estimate costs
• 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
• 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
• Plant and move trees
• Tree removal

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 32.5 hours per week