Landscape Labourer

Position is available immediately.

Do you love helping others beautify their space while learning valuable skills and techniques?

Sipkens Nurseries is hiring 1 Landscape Labourer who will be responsible for planting, installing and maintaining customer gardens and lawns through the use of various tools and machinery with a priority on customer service, efficiency and safety. This person will desire to work in a team environment, have a strong work ethic, and be detail oriented.

Responsibilities:

• Install rock gardens, ponds, patios, drainage systems, irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, water features, lighting and planters
• Spread top soil; lay sod; plant flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees
• Perform fall and spring clean-up; weed gardens, prune shrubs and trees; and execute other maintenance duties as directed by supervisor/manager
• Edge around flower beds, walkways, and walls
• Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes
• Decorate gardens with stones and pavers
• Ensure job sites are cleaned of all debris and materials before leaving the client’s property
• Follow all health & safety regulations including wearing appropriate protective equipment
• Clean working areas and maintain tools and equipment

Requirements:

• Experience an asset
• No education required
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Ability to take instruction
• Ability to work in a team
• Must be able to lift/carry up to 50 lbs

Working Conditions:

• Fast-paced environment
• Outdoor; varying weather conditions
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding; Bending, crouching, kneeling, twisting

Job Type: Full-time seasonal

As a retail garden centre we require availability of some holidays and occasional Saturdays during the busy seasons.

Email resume to:

[email protected]
Human Resources
3261 London Line
Wyoming, ON
N0N 1T0
519-542-8353

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $23.00 per hour

Work Location: In person