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Landscape Labourer
Employer
Lakeland Vegetation Management Ltd.Date Posted
May 06, 2024Languages
English-
Location Lamont, AB
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Earnings $16.00 to $21.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date May 20, 2024
Employer
Lakeland Vegetation Management Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Various locations
- Landscape maintenance
- Park and recreation sites
- Municipal government
- Commercial
Tasks
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Cut grass
- Remove litter and garbage
- Lay sod or seed
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Provincial licence/certification to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides
- First Aid Certificate
Equipment and machinery experience
- Pick-up truck
- Small engine equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
- Tractor mower
- Weed trimmer/edger
- Skidsteer
Specialization or experience
Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Security and safety
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Transportation/travel information
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- 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
- Cellular phone
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
- Hardworking
- Resourcefulness
Screening questions
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
Experience
Will train
Workplace information
On the road job
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in spraying and dusting as directed to control insects and diseases and in performing other manual duties to clean and maintain landscaped environments
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in operating power mowers, tractors, snowblowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, pruning saws and other equipment
- innovative
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Interest in comparing information to spread top soil, lay sod and plant flowers, grass, shrubs and trees; and in performing other duties to assist with the construction of landscapes and related structures
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.