landscaper

Location

Kelowna, BC | Canada

Job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction company
• Urban area
• Greenhouse
• Various locations
• Nursery - horticulture
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Willing to relocate
• Landscape contractor

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees
• Prepare and maintain work materials and supplies
• Professionalism in customer service

Experience and specialization

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects
• Commercial and/or industrial construction

Construction specialization

• Automated irrigation system
• Fieldstone paths
• Interlocking brick
• Retaining walls
• Rock gardens
• Stone garden walls

Area of specialization

• Landscape construction

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)
• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence

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
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Gloves
• Ear plugs
• Mask
• Safety vest
• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Dependability
• Values and ethics

Benefits

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer

Job tags

Salary