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horticultural technician
Company : Jobssummary / Indeed
Salary : $25.00–$25.99 an hour
Location : Quebec
Full Description
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: French
- Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Various locations
- Landscape contractor
- Farm
- Survey and assess designated sites
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Remove litter and garbage
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Lay sod or seed
- Cut grass
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Apply fertilizers
- Rake and collect refuse
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Horticulturist Trade Certification
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
- Institutional construction
- Park and recreation sites
- Landscape maintenance
- Weed trimmer/edger
- Small engine equipment
- Pick-up truck
- Tractor mower
- Landscape construction
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Walking
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Dependability
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Involves supporting green economy sectors
- Group insurance benefits