General labourer - landscaping

Job summary

Assist with landscape construction and maintenance, including caring for plants and lawns, pruning and trimming, collecting refuse, and spreading topsoil. Operate and maintain landscaping equipment, repair equipment, and perform cleaning and snow removal as needed.

Job details

Work Term: Temporary Work Language: English or French Hours: 40 hours per week Education: No degree, certificate or diploma Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years Work site environment Outdoors At heights Wet/damp Noisy Cold/refrigerated Dusty Hot Work setting Urban area Landscape contractor Various locations Landscape maintenance Park and recreation sites Municipal government Commercial Tasks Assist with landscape constructions Tie and secure plants Weed, prune and trim trees and plants Rake and collect refuse Cart and spread topsoil and other materials Repair and maintain equipment Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment Equipment and machinery experience Pick-up truck Small engine equipment Area of work experience Cleaning Snow removal Work conditions and physical capabilities Repetitive tasks Handling heavy loads Physically demanding Attention to detail Combination of sitting, standing, walking Walking Bending, crouching, kneeling Own tools/equipment Safety equipment/gear Personal suitability Client focus Dependability Efficient interpersonal skills Flexibility Organized Reliability Team player Punctuality Hardworking Maturity Resourcefulness Screening questions Are you available for shift or on-call work? Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting? Do you have experience working in this field? Employment terms options Early morning Evening Employment terms options Shift Flexible hours Morning Night On call Day Weekend Overtime required Overtime available Support for newcomers and refugees Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.) Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees Support for youths Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth Support for Veterans Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans Support for Indigenous people Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers Support for mature workers Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers Supports for visible minorities Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.) Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

What you’ll do

Assist with landscape construction and maintenance, including caring for plants and lawns, pruning and trimming, collecting refuse, and spreading topsoil. Operate and maintain landscaping equipment, repair equipment, and perform cleaning and snow removal as needed.

Requirements

Requires 1 to less than 2 years of experience; no degree, certificate, or diploma is required. Candidates should be physically capable of repetitive and demanding outdoor work, able to handle heavy loads, and demonstrate dependability, flexibility, organization, and teamwork.

Listed skills

• Cleaning · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Landscape Construction
• Plant Care
• Weeding
• Pruning
• Tree Trimming
• Raking
• Refuse Collection
• Topsoil Spreading
• Equipment Repair and Maintenance
• Lawn and Garden Maintenance
• Landscape Equipment Operation
• Snow Removal
• Cleaning
• Heavy Load Handling
• Attention to Detail
• Teamwork

Job areas

• Trades
• Construction
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Government & Public Sector
• Sports & Recreation

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