Landscaper

Land’s Best Friend Landscaping based in McCallum Settlement, NS is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Landscaper who are self-motivated and have good interpersonal skills. The candidate who got selected will be required to start work as soon as possible. The open positions pertain to the Seasonal employment or Full time job. The shift timings include Day, Flexible Hours, Early Morning and Morning.

Employer Name
:
Land’s Best Friend Landscaping
Position
:
Landscaper
No. of vacancies
: 1
Salary
: $18.00 to $26.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 36 to 45 hours per week
Employment type
:
Seasonal employment, Full time
Location
:
McCallum Settlement, NS

• The candidate must manage landscaping projects.
• The candidate must write specifications.
• The candidate must survey and evaluate designated sites.
• The candidate must water and care for plants, lawns, and/or gardens.
• The candidate must apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides, and other lawn care products.
• The candidate must assess the health of lawns.
• The candidate will be responsible for directing crews that maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes.
• The candidate will be responsible for examining trees and shrubs to identify problems and diseases.
• The candidate must plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens.
• The candidate must plant and move trees.
• The candidate must weed, prune, and trim trees and plants.
• The candidate must remove garbage and litter.
• The candidate must plant trees, shrubs, flowers, and bulbs.
• The candidate must lay sod or seed.
• The candidate must cut grass.
• The candidate must cart and spread topsoil and other materials.
• The candidate must assist with landscape construction.
• The candidate must apply fertilizers.
• The candidate must rake and collect trash.
• The candidate must operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
• Training will be provided to the selected candidate.
• The candidate must have Horticulturist Trade Certification, Landscape Gardener Trade Certification, Landscape Architecture Technician Certificate, and Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification.
• The candidate should be client focused.
• The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible in nature.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate must be punctual.
• The candidate should be dependable.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be able to work in wet/damp, dusty and hot conditions.

• The candidate must work for a construction company or lawn care company.
• The candidate should work in an urban area with a high population density.
• The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
• The candidate should work from a remote location, the practice of employees doing their jobs from a location other than a central office operated by the employer.
• The candidate should work in various locations when employees are scattered across different worksites.
• The candidate should work as a landscape contractor to create and construct large and small projects for residential and commercial properties.
• The candidate should work in residential settings, handling tasks on one, two, and three-family dwellings.
• The candidate should work in the…