Gardener helper
Splendid Landscape Services Inc
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- or equivalent experience
- Landscaping and groundskeeping
- Horticultural science
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
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Cut grass
- Rake and collect refuse
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Lay sod or seed
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Apply fertilizers
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Provincial licence/certification to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides
Additional information
Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Rain gear
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
- Hardworking
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits