Landscape labourer

Reddin Lawn and Garden Care, situated in Pine Glen, NB, is seeking applications for an enthusiastic Landscape labourer with excellent interpersonal skills. The successful candidate is expected to start work quickly. The role being offered is Seasonal employment or a Full-time job. The shift timings for this position include Day, Weekend, Overtime, On Call, Early Morning, and Morning. The landscape labourer position has received approval from the LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment).

Employer Name: Reddin Lawn and Garden Care
Position: Landscape labourer
No. of vacancies: 3
Salary: $18.00 to $21.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 45 hours per week
Employment type: Seasonal employment, Full-time
Location: Pine Glen, NB

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Job Description

  • The candidate must assist with landscape construction.
  • 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 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 must operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.
  • The candidate will be responsible for removing trees.

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 will be required to have a Provincial licence/certification to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, and pesticides, Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification, and be a Certified Landscape Horticulturist Manager (CLHM) or Certified Landscape Horticulturist Technician (CLHT). The candidate will also need a Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Certificate and First Aid Certificate.
  • The candidate should be dependable.
  • 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 hardworking.
  • The candidate must be resourceful.

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, dusty, and hot conditions.

Work setting

  • The candidate should work in rural areas where most people live or work on farms or ranches. Rural areas include hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements.
  • The candidate should work as a landscape contractor, creating and constructing large and small projects for residential and commercial properties.
  • The candidate should work from a remote location, which is the practice of employees doing their jobs from a location other than a central office operated by the employer.
  • The candidate should work in various locations when employees are scattered across different worksites.
  • The candidate must work on the farm and in the greenhouse.
  • 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 work in a private residence, office, or work area only open to the public in the ordinary course of business, if by individual invitation.
  • The candidate should work in a commercial setting that produces a workforce of highly competent, respectful, mature, and accountable employees working toward a common goal.

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • The candidate must have experience operating various equipment and machinery, including a backhoe, chain saw, forklift, front-end loader, gravel or dump truck, pick-up truck, rototiller, small engine equipment, sod cutter, tractor, tractor mower, weed trimmer/edger, and skid steer.

Additional information

Security and safety

  • The candidate should be subjected to a thorough criminal background check and a driving record check (abstract).

Transportation/travel information

  • The candidate must have their own transportation.
  • The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.
  • There is no access to public transportation.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • The candidate should be able to work in a fast-paced, busy environment.
  • The candidate must finish the work within the given timeline.
  • The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
  • The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
  • The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks in their daily work.
  • The candidate should have an eye for detail.
  • 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.

Own tools/equipment

  • The candidate must have steel-toed safety boots and gloves.

Benefits

  • Health and Other benefits will be provided to the selected candidate.
  • Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive a Dental plan, a Health care plan, and Vision care benefits.
  • In addition to the Health benefits mentioned above, the selected candidate will receive free parking and employer-paid learning/training.

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying, apply using the given options.

By email

[email protected]

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

  • Job reference number- 3307563
  • References attesting experience
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