New Job Landscape Technician In Manitoba

landscape technician
landscape technician

landscape technician

Company : Lemkey Landscape Design Ltd
Salary : $18–$25 an hour
Location : Manitoba

Full Description

  • or equivalent experience

Construction Specialization

  • Stone garden walls
  • Rock gardens
  • Retaining walls
  • Interlocking brick
  • Fieldstone paths
  • Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
  • Automated irrigation system

Additional Skills

  • Read and interpret blueprints
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens

Area of Specialization

  • Landscape construction
  • Plant knowledge and identification

Work Setting

  • Landscape contractor
  • Construction company

Security and Safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Criminal record check

Own Tools/Equipment

  • Safety equipment/gear
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Safety vest
  • Gloves
  • Ear plugs
  • Mask

Work Site Environment

  • Outdoors
  • Noisy

Transportation/Travel Information

  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Location Information

  • Various locations

Landscaping Experience

  • Residential projects
  • Commercial and/or industrial construction

Personal Suitability

  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Team player
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Client focus
  • Reliability
  • Organized

Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists Specific Skills

  • Survey and assess designated sites
  • Plant and move trees
  • Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
  • Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
  • Assess the health of lawns

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?

Student status

  • Full time enrollment