Landscape Labourer

Landscape Labourer

(NOC 85121 – Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers)

Employer: MRG Contracting Inc.

Location: Bay 1 3621 8 Ave N Lethbridge, AB T1H 5C8

JOB DETAILS

Workplace information: On site - Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Salary: $19.50 hourly for 30 to 40 hours per week

Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time

Employment conditions: Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Overtime, Early Morning, Morning

Start date: Starts as soon as possible

Vacancies: 2 vacancies

Benefits: Other benefits - $100.00/month health spending account will be given after 6 months

Work site environment: Outdoors, Wet/damp, Noisy, Dusty, Hot

Work setting: Landscape contractor, Various locations, Landscape maintenance

Specific Tasks/Responsibilities:

• Assist with landscape constructions.

• Tie and secure plants.

• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants.

• Cut grass, rake and collect refuse.

• Remove litter and garbage.

• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials.

• Lay sod or seed.

• Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees.

• Apply fertilizers.

• Repair and maintain equipment.

• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.

• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.

• Put up warning signs when needed.

• Maintain and care for company provided equipment, tools, and vehicles

• Attend training as requested by management.

• Follow instructions from supervisors to perform tasks.

Other Specific Tasks:

• Perform groundskeeping and building maintenance duties.

• Mow lawn either by hand or using a riding lawn mower

• Cut lawn using hand, power or riding mower and trim and edge around walks, flower beds and walls.

• Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs and bushes.

• Apply fertilizer to ground to enhance growth.

• Shovel snow from walkways and sprinkle ice down to keep people from falling

• Cut down tree limbs that are posing a danger.

• Trim shrubs and pull weeds

• Perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in groundskeeping

• Rake, mulch and prune the grounds as needed.

• Clean up worksites from debris and machinery

• Use power tools and machinery when needed.

• Maintain a clean and safe job site, while ensuring current landscape and property is not damaged in the efforts to remove snow.

Other Expectations:

• Always represent the company’s best interest.

• Maintain the highest level of integrity and professionalism.

• Dress appropriate for task and weather conditions.

• Ability to work effectively with individuals of differing backgrounds, knowledge and skill levels.

• Punctual and dependable with a no problem attitude.

• Must be professional in appearance and actions.

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

Equipment and machinery experience: Pick-up truck, Sprayer or duster, Weed trimmer/edger

Security and safety: Driver's validity licence check, Driving record check (abstract)

Work conditions and physical capabilities: Work under pressure, Tight deadlines, Repetitive tasks, Handling heavy loads, Physically demanding, Manual dexterity, Attention to detail, Hand-eye co-ordination, Ability to distinguish between colours, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability: Client focus, Dependability, Efficient interpersonal skills, Flexibility, Organized, Reliability, Team player, Commitment to safety rules, Highly motivated, self-driven, flexible, and detail oriented, Ability to stand for long periods of time, lifting heavy loads, Communication and teamwork skills

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Languages: English

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a resume and an application letter.

By email: resume@mrgab.ca

By mail:

1217 43 Ave N

Lethbridge, AB

T1H 6A8

Do not send your application by any other method other than indicated above. Please submit using one method only and not repeatedly.

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