General labourer – landscaping
Island Green Landscaping Services situated in Courtenay, BC V9N 1T7 is currently looking for applications for the role of General labourer – landscaping who is a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate for this position will be expected to start work promptly. The available positions are for Seasonal employment or Full time job.
Employer Name: Island Green Landscaping Services
Position: General labourer – landscaping
No. of vacancies: 8
Salary: $21.00 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week
Employment type: Seasonal employment, Full time
Location: Courtenay, BC V9N 1T7
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Hiring: General labourer – landscaping
Job Description
- The candidate must weed, prune, and trim trees and plants.
- The candidate must cut grass.
- The candidate must rake and collect trash.
- The candidate must remove garbage and litter.
- The candidate must cart and spread topsoil and other materials.
- The candidate must lay sod or seed.
- The candidate must plant trees, shrubs, flowers, and bulbs.
- The candidate must apply fertilizers.
- The candidate will be responsible for watering and maintaining plants, lawns, and/or gardens.
- The candidate must operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.
Job Requirements
- The candidate should be fluent in English language.
- There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
- Training will be provided to the selected candidate.
- The candidate should be client focused.
- The candidate should be dependable.
- The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
- The candidate should be organized and flexible in nature.
- The candidate should be reliable.
- The candidate should be a good team player.
Work site environment
- The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
- The candidate must be able to work in wet/damp and hot conditions.
- The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.
Work setting
- The candidate should work in the sports field, an outdoor area designed and intended for use in a specific sporting event and includes soccer fields, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, and similar areas but does not include golf courses.
- The candidate should work in an urban area with a high population density.
- The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
- The candidate should work as a landscape contractor to create and construct large and small projects for residential and commercial properties.
- The candidate should work in various locations when employees are scattered across different worksites.
- The candidate should work in the landscape maintenance division, which is the art and profession of keeping a landscape healthy, clean, safe, and attractive, usually in a garden, yard, park, institutional setting, or estate.
- The candidate should have an on-site customer service system where employees work in an office or business location.
- The candidate should work in a private residence, office, or work area only open to the public in the ordinary course of business if by individual invitation.
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.
- The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
How to Apply
If you are enthusiastic about applying, please use the available alternatives to submit your application.
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