Landscape worker

Mylestone Property Maintenance is located at Ottawa, ON. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of Landscape worker. The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate will be expected to join and start the work at the earliest. It will be a Seasonal employment or Full time job. The assigned Day, Early Morning and Morning may include shift timings.

Employer Name: Mylestone Property Maintenance
Position: Landscape worker
No. of vacancies: 4
Salary: $18.50 to $24.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 37.5 hours per week
Employment type: Seasonal employment, Full time
Location: Ottawa, ON

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Hiring: Landscape worker

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 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 write daily basic progress reports.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • The candidate must be punctual.
  • The candidate must be hardworking.
  • The candidate must be mature.

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.
  • 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 an urban area with a high population density.
  • 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 work in a commercial setting that produces a workforce full 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 pick-up truck, roto-tiller, small engine equipment, tractor mower, and weed trimmer/edger.

Additional information

Security and safety

  • The candidate should undergo a thorough driver’s licence validity check, and driving record check (abstract).

Transportation/travel information

  • The candidate will be provided with a vehicle supplied by the employer.
  • The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • The candidate should be able to work in fast-paced busy environment.
  • The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
  • The candidate must finished the work with in the given time line.
  • The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
  • The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
  • The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
  • The candidate must perform manual dexterity tasks.
  • The candidate should have an eye for details.
  • The candidate must have excellent hand eye coordination.
  • The candidate must be able to distinguish between colours.
  • The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
  • 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, gloves, and a cellular phone.

Benefits

  • Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive a Bonus, which is money given to an employee in addition to their salary as a reward for performing well.

How to Apply

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

By email

greg_carver@hotmail.com

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

  • Cover letter
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