- Languages: English
- Education: College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- Work Setting: On site (No remote work option)
- Work Site Environment: Noisy, Outdoors
Horticultural Technician – Dr. Landscape Inc.
Location: Scarborough, ON
Posted on: January 14, 2025
Salary: $20.00 to $35.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 35 to 60 hours per week
Employment Type: Permanent, Full time (Day, Evening, Weekend, Early Morning, Morning)
Start Date: April 1, 2025
Vacancies: 2
Benefits: Other benefits, relocation costs not covered by employer
Responsibilities:
- Write specifications
- Water and tend to plants, lawns, and/or gardens
- Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides, and other lawn care products
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas, and injecting with treatment solutions
- Assess the health of lawns
- Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plan and coordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses, and other purposes
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
Credentials:
- Horticulturist Trade Certification
- Arboriculturists Trade Certification
- Landscape Gardener Trade Certification
- Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification
Experience and Specialization:
- Computer and Technology Knowledge: MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word
- Landscaping Experience: Residential projects, Restoration and preservation projects
- Area of Specialization: Landscape construction, Horticultural consulting, Plant knowledge and identification, Propagation
Additional Information:
- Security and Safety: Driving record check (abstract), eligible for professional liability insurance, criminal record check
- Transportation/Travel Information: Valid driver’s license
- Work Conditions: Attention to detail, repetitive tasks, handling heavy loads, physically demanding
Personal Suitability:
- Client focus, efficient interpersonal skills, excellent oral communication, excellent written communication, flexibility, organized, reliability, team player
Who can apply to this job?
- The employer accepts applications from Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
- Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.
How to apply:
- By Email: info@drlandscape.com