labourer, grounds maintenance

Overview

Languages

English or French

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Golf course
• Commercial

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assist with landscape constructions
• Tie and secure plants
• 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
• Dig cemetery graves
• Repair and maintain equipment
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
• Tree removal

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Chain saw
• Forklift
• Pick-up truck
• Roto-tiller
• Small engine equipment
• Sod cutter
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor mower
• Weed trimmer/edger

Area of work experience

• Cleaning
• Snow removal

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Resourcefulness

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Transportation provided by employer