Landscape Labourer - Halifax, Canada - Blade Landscaping

Description

• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 to 50 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: Experience an asset

• Outdoors

• Landscape contractor
• Various locations
• Landscape maintenance
• Private residence
• Commercial and/or industrial construction

• Assist with landscape constructions
• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
• Cut grass
• Rake and collect refuse
• Remove litter and garbage
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
• Lay sod or seed
• Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
• Repair and maintain equipment
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
• Manage landscaping projects
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Plant and move trees

• Residential projects

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

• Landscape construction
• Plant knowledge and identification

• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)

• Valid driver's licence
• Public transportation is available

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Standing for extended periods

• Steeltoed safety boots
• Gloves
• Cellular phone

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication

• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?