O'Flaherty Landscaping
Whitby, ON
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Job Details:
$30.00 - $45.00 / hour
Temporary
Experienced
Overview
- Job Duration: Saisonnier
- Language of Work: English
- Hours of Work: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education:
- Experience: Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Work site environment
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions Work setting
- Construction company
- Garden centre
- Urban area
- Greenhouse
- Various locations
- Lawn care company
- Nursery - horticulture
- Landscape contractor
- Residential
- Excavation Tasks
- Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
- Plan the incorporation of landscape structures
- 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
- Manage landscaping projects
- Write specifications
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
- Plant and move trees
- Tree removal
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Dig ditches and trenches
- Build and repair wooden frames used to mould concrete products Landscaping experience
- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
- Restoration and preservation projects Equipment and machinery experience
- Skidsteer Construction specialization
- Automated irrigation system
- Fieldstone paths
- Interlocking brick
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
- Poured concrete
- Retaining walls
- Rock gardens
- Stone garden walls
- Irrigation and drainage Area of specialization
- Landscape design
- Landscape construction
- Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Criminal record check Transportation/travel information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Rain gear Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)? Employment terms options
- Evening Experience
- 2 years to less than 3 years Employment terms options
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
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