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Landscaper Lead Hand 

Maritime Hydroseed - Erosion Control & Landscape Services

Job Language: English
Wages: $25.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience: 5 years or more
  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 5 years or more
  • or equivalent experience
  • Work site environment

  • Odours
  • At heights
  • Noisy
  • Outdoors
  • All weather conditions
  • Work setting

  • Construction company
  • Urban area
  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Various locations
  • Landscape contractor
  • Golf course
  • Residential
  • Municipal government
  • Tasks

  • Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
  • Plan the incorporation of landscape structures
  • Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
  • Manage landscaping projects
  • Survey and assess designated sites
  • Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
  • Plant and move trees
  • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Horticulturist Trade Certification
  • Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification
  • Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Word
  • Landscaping experience

  • Residential projects
  • Commercial and/or industrial construction
  • Institutional construction
  • Park and recreation sites
  • Restoration and preservation projects
  • Cemetery or crematorium
  • Sports field
  • Construction specialization

  • Fieldstone paths
  • Interlocking brick
  • Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
  • Retaining walls
  • Rock gardens
  • Stone garden walls
  • Area of specialization

  • Landscape construction
  • Plant knowledge and identification
  • Horticulture
  • Security and safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Criminal record check
  • Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver’s licence
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Punctuality
  • Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • 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?
  • Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits
  • Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Team building opportunities