Landscape/sod Labourers - Ottawa, Canada - Green Works Contracting
Description
Green Works Contracting is a multi-service landscaping and design company in the nation's capital focused on providing quality landscaping and friendly, hands-on service and Ottawa's largest sod installers.
We are currently seeking _
Landscape/Sod Technicians _
to join our amazing team
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Work Starts Spring 2024_
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be able to commute to office and shop near Stevenage & Hawthorne and work from 6:30AM to 6:30PM.
- Have at least +2 years of experience working in residential/commercial landscapes.
- G Licence and clean drivers abstract and trailer experience.
- Ability to operate excavators, skid steer and loaders preferred.
- Knowledge of landscape construction practices, such as grading, drainage, soil work, soil structure, planting large trees, and installing sod.
- Knowledge of landscape maintenance including, trees, shrubs, plants, lawns and hardscapes.
- Knowledge of tools used in landscape projects (trimmers, edgers, cultivator, string trimmers, leaf blower, power broom, etc) and how to use them effectively.
- Able to read, layout materials and work from landscape design plans.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions etc Preferred.
- Ability to lift heavy objects such as heavy plants, heavy equipment etc (+60lb) and move objects of similar weight using a hand truck or pallet jack.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Gather and prep all materials, tools and equipment for the days project.
- Follow daily instruction from the department manager and remain a team player from start to finish.
- Ensure that work orders are completed in a timely manner.
- Perform maintenance on landscape installations, including: pruning, planting, watering, etc.
- Soil work: including moving materials in an efficient manner, grading and prepping areas for plants and sod.
- Other landscape duties as required.
- Communicate with on site clients.
Salary:
$21.00-$26.00 per hour
Expected hours:
per week
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- trailer hauling: 2 years (preferred)
- Landscape maintenance: 2 years (preferred)
- landscape foreman: 2 years (preferred)
- sod installation: 2 years (preferred)
- excavator operator: 2 years (preferred)
- loader operator: 2 years (preferred)
- skid-steer operator: 2 years (preferred)
- garden maintenance: 2 years (preferred)
- plant/weed identification: 2 years (preferred)
- landscape drainage installation: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Class G Licence (preferred)
Work Location:
In person
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