Job Description

Landscaper (NOC 22114)

Employer: Planta Landscape Inc.

Job Location:  Based at 6040 Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, AB, but required to work in various locations in the Calgary area. The employer arranges travel to sites outside of the city

Wage: $20-$25 per hour (based on experience)

Employment terms and conditions: Seasonal Employment, Full time (30-50 hours per week), Overtime, Morning, Weekend

Vacancies: 20

Anticipated start date: Spring 2023 (Actual start date is weather-dependent)

Job requirements:

Language: English

Education: No education is required

Experience: 2 years of related experience

Worksite environment: Outdoor, Noisy, Dusty

Work setting: Urban area, Landscape maintenance, Park and recreation sites, Private Residence

Area of specialization: Equipment and machinery (chain saw, small engine equipment, sod cutter, tractor mower, weed trimmer/edger)

Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots

Work conditions: Fast-paced environment, Work under pressure, Tight deadlines, Repetitive tasks, Overtime required

Physical Capabilities: Physically demanding,handling heavy loads (lifting up to 50 lbs), manual dexterity, Attention to detail, Hand-eye coordination, bending, Crouching, Kneeling

Personal Suitability: Client focus, Dependability, Efficient interpersonal skills, Organized, Team player

Duties:

• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
• Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Plant and move trees
• Level earth to fine-grade specifications
• Rake and collect refuse
• Cut grass
• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
• Lay sod or seed
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
• Dig ditches and trenches
• Installation of irrigation and drainage

How to apply:

By email: frank@plantalandscape.com

By mail: 6040 Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 1J3

Youth, Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, and Newcomers to Canada and are welcome to apply.