Gardener, Landscape - New Westminster, Canada - HT Gardening and Lawncare
HT Gardening and Lawncare
New Westminster, Canada
Verified Company
2 weeks ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
Work site environment:
- Outdoors
Work setting:
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Various locations
- Lawn care company
Tasks:
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plan and coordinate 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
Landscaping experience:
- Residential projects
Construction specialization:
- Automated irrigation system
- Fieldstone paths
- Interlocking brick
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
- Poured concrete
- Retaining walls
- Rock gardens
- Stone garden walls
Area of specialization:
- Landscape design
- Landscape construction
- Plant knowledge and identification
Security and safety:
- Driving record check (abstract)
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:
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steeltoed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Mask
- Safety vest
Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions:
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
