Creative Roots Landscaping Ltd
Location
Kelowna, BC | Canada
Job description
Do you have a year or more of Landscape Maintenance Skills? Join us as a Technician to maintain some of the most spectacular gardens in Kelowna!
Creative Roots Landscaping designs, installs and maintains all aspects of high-end custom landscapes, and has been for over 25 years.
We are unique!We are an Open Book Managed company. You’ll learn landscaping and finance. You’ll have a say in the annual planning, and how we operate. You’ll build relationships, and develop professionally and personally. Be part of something great!
Working with our Landscape Maintenance Foreman, you will help organize and oversee daily tasks for the Maintenance team, provide support and encouragement to team members, promote team development through the Creative Roots training program, and learn to think and act like an owner using our unique Open Book Management style.
Horticultural Certificate or two years industry experience
IPM Certificate (with pesticide dispenser’s license)
WCB Occupational First Aid Certificate (Level 1)
Valid BC Driver’s License and clean driver’s abstract
Full service lawn care
Full service shrub bed maintenance
Maintenance and care for: Annuals, Perennials, Trees (deciduous and evergreen), Hedges, Specimen trees and plants
Pruning
Cultivating and weeding various shrub beds
Integrated Pest Management
Irrigation system maintenance and installation
Maintenance of all types of water features
Maintenance of low voltage landscape lighting
Physically fit with a keen attention to detail
Desire and initiative to grow within your position and the Creative Roots team
Understand the tools and equipment needed each day and help ensure everything is onsite when needed and in good working condition
Help ensure the team completes work on time and efficiently each day
Act as a source of guidance and motivation to all team members
Passionate about gardens and great service
Interest in learning about landscaping, people and business
Self-motivated, especially under pressure
Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
Able to effectively manage their emotions in the workplace
Communicate effectively and efficiently
Literate and likes to read
Works energetically with purpose
Detail-oriented
Strong organizational skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Bold! Engaging! Entertaining!
Work with the Maintenance team to maintain beautiful gardens for our customers
Prepare chemicals and load tools and equipment on and off trailers and trucks
Assist the Maintenance Leader in ensuring all tasks are completed efficiently
Occasionally fill out work orders for small jobs you are undertaking
Use and teach proper equipment and safety procedure practices
Use the Creative Roots system of maintenance
Carry out and teach team members the proper techniques to weed, cultivate, deadhead, dig, lift, carry, wheelbarrow, etc.
Our Strong Culture is cultivated through our Core Values. Every employee is responsible for protecting and contributing to our culture by living these Core Values:
Obsess Over Great Service
Work Together
Prove You Care
Communicate
Be A Go-Getter
Be Creative & A Little Weird
All of this responsibility comes with a great compensation package that includes a stake in our Profit Share Plan along with a benefits package.
You can expect : Seasonal – Approximately March 1 – November 30th.
Full time 40 – 50 hours per week. Competitive wages based on value and attitude you bring to the company. Typically $22 – $26 for this position.
Profit sharing
Extended health benefits
Potential for advancement including partnership
Education in landscaping, business and leadership
Fun times, great culture and hard work
Non-smoking environment
Creative Roots Landscaping is not your typical landscaping company. Our culture, and your interest and ability to fit within that culture, is as important as the skills and experience you bring to the table.
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