Job Description

Duree de l'emploi: Saisonnier Langue de travail: Anglais Heures de travail: 55 to 65 hours per week Education: Experience:

Education

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No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

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Noisy Outdoors All weather conditions Wet/damp Dusty Hot

Work setting

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Construction company Urban area Rural area Various locations Landscape maintenance Construction site

Tasks

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Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions Assess the health of lawns Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens Plant and move trees Tree removal Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees Load, unload and transport construction materials Lay sod or seed Cut grass Cart and spread topsoil and other materials Assist with landscape constructions Help medical examiner in charge Rake and collect refuse Weeding

Landscaping experience

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Commercial and/or industrial construction Park and recreation sites

Construction specialization

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Automated irrigation system Interlocking brick Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls Retaining walls Rock gardens Irrigation and drainage

Area of specialization

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Landscape construction Horticulture

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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Attention to detail Repetitive tasks Handling heavy loads Physically demanding Manual dexterity Combination of sitting, standing, walking Bending, crouching, kneeling Fast-paced environment Work under pressure Hand-eye co-ordination

Own tools/equipment

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Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

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Efficient interpersonal skills Organized Reliability Team player Punctuality Dependability

Screening questions

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Are you available for the advertised start date? Are you currently legally able to work in Canada? Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location? Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

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1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

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Health care plan

Financial benefits

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Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

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Free parking available

Support for newcomers and refugees

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Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

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Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for mature workers

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Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

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* Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)