Landscape labourer

Employer Name: Clockwork Landscaping
Position: Landscape labourer
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $22.00 hourly / 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: Burlington, ON L7L 5L4

Clockwork Landscaping operates at Burlington, ON L7L 5L4. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of Landscape labourer. The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be required to commence work at the earliest opportunity. It will be Permanent employment or a full-time job. LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) has approved the Landscape labourer position.

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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 water and care for plants, lawns, and/or gardens.
• 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.
• The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 1 to 2 years of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate should be client-focused.
• The candidate should be dependable.
• The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate must be punctual.
• The candidate must be hardworking.

Work site environment

• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be able to work at heights.
• The candidate will be required to work in confined spaces.
• The candidate must work in a wet/damp, dusty, and hot environment.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.
• The candidate must work in an environment with a high concentration of odours.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in a hotel, motel, or resort with additional sports and leisure facilities framed in a natural environment that attracts visitors beyond the room.
• 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 must work in a golf course 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 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 must work in multiple locations to support employees stationed at 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.

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have experience in operating chainsaws, small engine equipment, sod cutters, tractor mowers, and weed trimmers/edgers.

• The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• 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 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 work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.

Own tools/equipment

• The candidate must have safety equipment/gear, steel-toed safety boots, gloves, earplugs, a mask, and rain gear.

How to Apply

To apply, please use the provided options and submit your application if you are interested in the position.

By email

clockworklandscaping@gmail.com