Arborist

Overview

Languages:

English

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• or equivalent experience

1 year to less than 2 years

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

• Dangerous
• Odours
• At heights
• Noisy
• Outdoors

• Urban area
• Various locations

• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
• Manage landscaping projects
• Prepare proposals
• Estimate costs
• Write specifications
• Prepare contracts and tenders
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees

• International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification
• Arboriculturists Trade Certification
• Chemical application certificate or licence

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Word

• Residential projects

• Horticultural consulting
• Plant knowledge and identification

• Valid driver's licence

• Ability to work independently
• 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

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Group insurance benefits