• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 44 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Urban area
• Rural area
• Various locations
• Landscape maintenance
• Park and recreation sites

Tasks

• Assist with landscape constructions
• 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
• Apply fertilizers
• Repair and maintain equipment
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
• Clean snow and ice from walkways and parking areas

Truck or equipment experience

• Snowblower

Equipment and machinery experience

• Chain saw
• Front end loader
• Pick-up truck
• Roto-tiller
• Small engine equipment
• Tractor
• Tractor mower
• Weed trimmer/edger

Equipment

• Small tractors (lawn/snow removal attachments)

Security and safety

• Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking

Screening questions

• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Other benefits

• On-site housing options
• Transportation provided by employer

Support for Indigenous people

• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

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