General Labourer – Landscaping

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 630357015
  • Open Date: November 5, 2024
  • Close Date: December 31, 2024
  • Organization: Wheatland Trees Ltd.
  • Sector: Landscape & Carpentry
  • Business Location:Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
  • Total Views: 218
  • Duration: 15 calendar days (12 business days)
  • Last Updated: 2 weeks ago
  • Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/alberta/strathmore/630357015/general-labourer-landscaping/
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Job Details

  • Experience: Not mandatory
  • Job Vacancies: 4
  • Compensation: $19.25 per hour / 60 to 120 hours per 2 weeks
  • Anticipated Start Date: : 2025-03-14
  • Apply by: email to [email protected], by mail
  • Education: High school graduation certificate

Job Description

Tasks

  • Assist with landscape constructions
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
  • Cut grass
  • Rake and collect refuse
  • Remove litter and garbage
  • Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
  • Lay sod or seed
  • Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
  • Apply fertilizers
  • Repair and maintain equipment
  • Write daily basic progress reports
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
  • Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
  • Tree removal
  • Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
  • Plant and move trees

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Backhoe
  • Chain saw
  • Forklift
  • Front end loader
  • Gravel or dump truck
  • Pick-up truck
  • Roto-tiller
  • Small engine equipment
  • Sod cutter
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor
  • Tractor mower
  • Weed trimmer/edger
  • Skidsteer

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Drive manual transmission vehicle
  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves
  • Rain gear

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Punctuality
  • Hardworking
  • Maturity
  • Resourcefulness