New Job Horticultural Technician In Ontario

horticultural technician
horticultural technician

horticultural technician

Company : Dr. Landscape Inc.
Salary : $20–$35 an hour
Location : Ontario

Full Description


  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • The working hours per week range from 35 to 60.
  • Educational attainment: A certificate, degree (CEGEP), or any other non-university course that lasts from 3 months to less than one year.
  • Between 3 and 5 years of experience.?
  • Work site environment

  • Noisy
  • Outdoors
  • Work setting

  • Work in employer's/client's home
  • Garden centre
  • Urban area
  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Various locations
  • Lawn care company
  • Nursery - horticulture
  • The employer failed to cover the expenses of the relocation.
  • Landscape contractor
  • Tasks

  • Write specifications
  • Read and interpret blueprints
  • Provide care for gardening, landscaping, and/or gardening.
  • Use fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and other products for lawn care. Keep your lawn well-groomed.
  • A range of techniques include trimming, spraying, repairing damaged areas, and injecting treatment solutions.
  • Assess the health of lawns
  • The main goal of the team is to maintain the aesthetics and health of the golf course and its surroundings.
  • Examine trees and shrubs to detect issues and potential hazards.
  • Manage and oversee the development and utilization of plants for landscaping, ornamental work, and other applications.
  • Creating landscaped areas, such as trees, shrubs, lawns, and fence lines, is a type of landscape architecture.
  • Maintain private and public lawns and gardens.
  • Plant and move trees
  • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Horticulturist Trade Certification
  • Arboriculturists Trade Certification
  • Landscape Gardener Trade Certification
  • The Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association (CNLA) has granted certification. Why?
  • Computer and technology knowledge

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

  • Residential projects
  • Restoration and preservation projects
  • Area of specialization

  • Landscape construction
  • Horticultural consulting
  • Plant knowledge and identification
  • Propagation
  • Security and safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Eligible for professional liability insurance
  • Criminal record check
  • Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • 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

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

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Long term benefits

  • Other benefits