landscaper

Overview Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience 2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Outdoors
• Dusty

Work setting

• Urban area
• Various locations
• Landscape contractor
• Residential

Responsibilities Tasks

• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Plant and move trees
• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
• Lay sod or seed
• Dig ditches and trenches
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
• Rake and collect refuse
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
• Level earth to fine grade specifications

Experience and specialization

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects

Equipment and machinery experience

• Weed trimmer/edger
• Sod cutter
• Small engine equipment
• Tractor mower

Construction specialization

• Fieldstone paths
• Retaining walls
• Rock gardens
• Stone garden walls
• Irrigation and drainage

Area of specialization

• Landscape construction

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Dependability

Benefits Other benefits

• Transportation provided by employer