Landscape Labourer
(NOC 85121 – Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers)
Employer: MRG Contracting Inc.
Location: Bay 1 3621 8 Ave N Lethbridge, AB T1H 5C8
JOB DETAILS
Workplace information: On site – Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Salary: $19.50 hourly for 30 to 40 hours per week
Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
Employment conditions: Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Overtime, Early Morning, Morning
Start date: Starts as soon as possible
Vacancies: 2 vacancies
Benefits: Other benefits – $100.00/month health spending account will be given after 6 months
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Languages: English
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
Work site environment: Outdoors, Wet/damp, Noisy, Dusty, Hot
Work setting: Landscape contractor, Various locations, Landscape maintenance
Specific Tasks/Responsibilities:
· 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.
· Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.
· Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.
· Put up warning signs when needed.
· Maintain and care for company provided equipment, tools, and vehicles
· Attend training as requested by management.
· Follow instructions from supervisors to perform tasks.
Other Specific Tasks:
· Perform groundskeeping and building maintenance duties.
· Mow lawn either by hand or using a riding lawn mower
· Cut lawn using hand, power or riding mower and trim and edge around walks, flower beds and walls.
· Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs and bushes.
· Apply fertilizer to ground to enhance growth.
· Shovel snow from walkways and sprinkle ice down to keep people from falling
· Cut down tree limbs that are posing a danger.
· Trim shrubs and pull weeds
· Perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in groundskeeping
· Rake, mulch and prune the grounds as needed.
· Clean up worksites from debris and machinery
· Use power tools and machinery when needed.
· Maintain a clean and safe job site, while ensuring current landscape and property is not damaged in the efforts to remove snow.
Other Expectations:
· Always represent the company’s best interest.
· Maintain the highest level of integrity and professionalism.
· Dress appropriate for task and weather conditions.
· Ability to work effectively with individuals of differing backgrounds, knowledge and skill levels.
· Punctual and dependable with a no problem attitude.
· Must be professional in appearance and actions.
EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION
Equipment and machinery experience: Pick-up truck, Sprayer or duster, Weed trimmer/edger
Security and safety: Driver’s validity licence check, Driving record check (abstract)
Work conditions and physical capabilities: Work under pressure, Tight deadlines, Repetitive tasks, Handling heavy loads, Physically demanding, Manual dexterity, Attention to detail, Hand-eye co-ordination, Ability to distinguish between colours, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability: Client focus, Dependability, Efficient interpersonal skills, Flexibility, Organized, Reliability, Team player, Commitment to safety rules, Highly motivated, self-driven, flexible, and detail oriented, Ability to stand for long periods of time, lifting heavy loads, Communication and teamwork skills
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit a resume and an application letter.
By email: [email protected]
By mail:
1217 43 Ave N
Lethbridge, AB
T1H 6A8
Do not send your application by any other method other than indicated above. Please submit using one method only and not repeatedly.
