- Languages: English
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 5 years or more
- Work Setting: On site (No remote work option)
- Work Site Environment: Outdoors, Dangerous, At heights, Hot
Location: Scarborough, ON
Posted on: January 14, 2025
Salary: $27.00 to $46.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 35 to 44 hours per week
Employment Type: Permanent, Full time (Day, Weekend, Early Morning, Morning)
Start Date: April 1, 2025
Vacancies: 1
Benefits: Financial benefits, other benefits, free parking available, learning/training paid by employer, team building opportunities
Responsibilities:
- Plan and direct grounds maintenance
- Organize and direct construction of decks and decorative or retaining walls
- Plan, manage, and supervise landscape construction work
- Maintain work records and logs
- Read blueprints and drawings
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Requisition or order materials, equipment, and supplies
- Resolve work problems, provide technical advice, and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Supervise nursery and greenhouse workers
- Establish work schedules and procedures
Supervision:
- 1 to 2 people
- 3-4 people
- 5-10 people
Credentials:
- Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification
Experience and Specialization:
- Equipment and Machinery Experience: Backhoe, Chain saw, Forklift, Front end loader, Pick-up truck, Small engine equipment, Sod cutter, Tractor, Tractor mower
- Area of Specialization: Interior landscaping, Lawn care, Grounds maintenance, Landscape construction
Additional Information:
- Security and Safety: Criminal record check, Driver’s validity license check
- Transportation/Travel Information: Valid driver’s license, Vehicle supplied by employer
- Work Conditions: Fast-paced environment, work under pressure, tight deadlines, handling heavy loads, physically demanding, attention to detail
Personal Suitability:
- Client focus, excellent oral communication, initiative, judgment, team player
Who can apply to this job?
- Only apply if you are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or temporary resident of Canada, and have a valid Canadian work permit.
- If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
How to apply:
- By Email: info@drlandscape.com
- Advertised until: January 28, 2025
Screening Questions:
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?