Employer Name: KHS Landscape Professionals
Position: Landscape gardening helper
No. of vacancies: 2
Salary: $22.00 to $32.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 hours per week
Employment type: Term or contract, Full-time
Location: Kelowna, BC V4V 2K5

KHS Landscape Professionals, based in Kelowna, BC V4V 2K5, is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Landscape gardening helper who are self-motivated and have good interpersonal skills. The candidate who got selected will be required to start work as soon as possible. The open positions pertain to the Term, contract, or full-time job. The candidate must work on the day shift.

Also hiring: Bookkeeper

Job Description

The candidate must tie and secure plants.
The candidate must weed, prune, and trim trees and plants.
The candidate must cut the grass.
The candidate must rake and collect trash.
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 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 the English language.
There are no standard education requirements, such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
A candidate with experience is an asset.
The candidate should be dependable.
The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
The candidate must be flexible.
The candidate should be reliable.
The candidate should be a good team player.
The candidate must be punctual.
The candidate must be creative.
The candidate must be hardworking.

Work site environment

The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.

Work setting

The employee should be able to work in the employer’s or client’s home and can work at various site locations. The annual review determines the specific period of progression.
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 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 must work in a setting that provides horticulture or gardening services.

Additional information

Security and safety

The candidate must undergo a driver’s valid licence check and a driving record (abstract) check.

Transportation/travel information

The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
The candidate must be able to perform tasks requiring manual dexterity.
The candidate should have an eye for detail.
The candidate must have excellent hand-eye coordination.
The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.
The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods.
The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.

Own tools/equipment

The candidate must have steel-toed safety boots.

Benefits

The employer will provide Health, Financial and other applicable benefits to the selected candidate.
Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive a Dental plan, Disability benefits, a Health care plan, Paramedical services coverage, and Vision care benefits.
Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive Gratuities and cash benefits from the employer for services rendered to the organization, as well as Group insurance benefits from the employer, which extend coverage to the employee’s dependents, including spouses, children, and parents, and Life insurance, which assists their loved ones in managing the financial impact of death.
In addition to the Health and Financial benefits mentioned above, the selected candidate will receive free parking, other benefits, team-building opportunities and parking facilities.

How to Apply

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