Grass and Gas Maintenance is located at 139 Westchester Road, Debert, NS B0M 1G0. 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, Evening, Weekend, Morning, 08:00 to 17:00 may include shift timings.

Employer Name: Grass and Gas Maintenance
Position: Landscape worker
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $18.50 to $23.50 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 50 hours per week
Employment type: Seasonal employment, Full time
Location: 139 Westchester Road, Debert, NS B0M 1G0

Also hiring: Account Manager

Job Description

The candidate must assist with landscape construction.
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 will be responsible for digging cemetery graves.
The candidate will be responsible for watering and maintaining 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 English language.
There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
Candidate having experience is an asset.
The candidate must have a First Aid Certificate.
The candidate should be client focused.
The candidate should be dependable.
The candidate should have effective 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 hardworking.
The candidate must be mature.
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 and hot conditions.

Work setting

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, 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 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 must work in a cemetery or crematorium.
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 full of highly competent, respectful, mature, and accountable employees working toward a common goal.

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

he candidate must have experience operating various equipment and machinery, including a chain saw, pick-up truck, roto-tiller, small engine equipment, sod cutter, tractor, 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 must have their own transportation.
The candidate will be provided with a vehicle supplied by the employer.
The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.
The candidate’s travel expenses will be covered by the employer.

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 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 tools, steel-toed safety boots, and safety glasses/goggles.

Benefits

The candidate should receive free parking; there is no additional charge for parking on the property.

How to Apply

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

By email

grassandgasmaintenance@gmail.com