Landscape Maintenance Labourer; Year-Round

Landscape Maintenance Labourer (Year-Round)

Location:

Wallenstein, ON (or direct to snow site during winter)
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent (Year-Round)
Wage: 22.00- 26.00 an hour (depending on experience/role)

Job Overview
Earthscape  is hiring a full-time, year-round Landscape Maintenance Labourer to maintain high-end residential and commercial properties across Elmira, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, and surrounding areas. This role combines spring, summer, and fall landscape maintenance with winter snow and ice management.

Key Responsibilities

Perform manual duties to maintain landscapes in spring/summer/fall, including mowing, raking, weeding, edging gardens, and pruning trees and shrubs.

Operate mechanical lawn equipment (mowers, blowers, edgers, clippers) and assist with landscape construction (pavers, stone, walls, drainage) as needed.

Plant flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes to enhance client properties.

Clear snow and ice using shovels, commercial snow blowers, and stand-on Snowrator machines during winter events.

Apply de-icing materials and work efficiently to meet event timelines.

Inspect equipment, report maintenance issues, and keep work areas and vehicles clean and organized.

Adhere strictly to all company safety procedures regarding machinery, traffic, pedestrians, and extreme weather hazards.

Availability & Working Conditions

Full-time hours through spring, summer, and fall seasons outdoor landscape operations.

Requires 24/7 on-call availability throughout the winter season (Nov 15 – Apr 15) with short-notice response times.

Winter shifts are weather-dependent and variable, including overnights, weekends, and holidays.

Demands physical endurance for outdoor work in all weather conditions (heat and extreme cold), walking on icy surfaces, continuous shoveling, lifting up to 50 lbs, and machinery operation.

Compensation & Perks

Competitive hourly pay rate plus 10 hours per week standby pay during winter.

Extended health and dental benefits, life insurance, and AD&D.

Profit sharing, performance bonuses, and Employee Share Ownership Program (ESOP) participation after 1 year.

Overtime pay, tuition reimbursement, winter/clothing allowance, and company social events.

Qualifications & Requirements

Strong work ethic, reliability, punctuality, and clear communication skills.

Alignment with Earthscape core values (integrity, hard work, teamwork, pursuit of excellence, loving what we do).

1-2 years of progressive experience in ornamental horticulture, landscaping, or snow removal preferred.

Comfortable operating lawn, garden, and snow management machinery.

Minimum G Class license and ability to pass background checks (references, identity, criminal record, and driver’s abstract review).