Landscaper
Job details
- Location: 611-22 Avenue
- Nisku, AB
- T9E 7X7
- Salary: $21.50 to $23.00 hourly; 30.00 to 40.00 hours per Week
- Terms of employment: Full time
- Day
- Start date: A soon as possible
- 8 vacancies
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Work site environment
- Outdoors
Work setting and expectations.
- Various locations
- Landscape contractor
- Working outside consistently with exposure to all seasonal weather conditions in a physically demanding environment.
- Long hours including overtime (up to 12-hour days), including weekends as required depending on the project demand.
- Work in various locations, or in remote locations (based in Edmonton)
- PPE (personal protective equipment) and safety supplies will be provided by GLVT. The only exception is CSA-certified Steel Toe Boots, which the employee will need to bring.
- Employees are required to wear pants /jeans and a sleeved shirt, a minimum 4” long.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Survey and assess designated sites
- Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
- Be a dependable teammate.
- Follow directions from your foreman or supervisor.
- Demonstrate quality workmanship and honesty.
- Be open-minded and willing to learn.
- Perform all duties keeping safety paramount while completing the tasks.
- Perform skilled manual labour including but not limited to: Raking, shovelling, wheelbarrowing, sweeping, etc.
- Operate and maintain various hand and power tools
- Complete pre-start checks on equipment and job checklists.
- Opportunity to work with and learn some heavy machinery including skid steers, gas axes & excavators.
Experience and specialization
Construction specialization
- Automated irrigation system
- Interlocking brick
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
- Retaining walls
- Rock gardens
- Stone garden walls
- Irrigation and drainage
- Working with concrete
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
Work conditions, physical capabilities and qualifications
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Must be physically fit and be able to lift up to 50lbs or 22kgs.
- Good communication skills.
- Skid steer experience, with additional equipment experience preferred.
- Experience with safely loading and securing equipment and supplies.
How to apply
Direct Apply
By applying directly on Job Bank (Direct Apply)
By email
HR.GLVT@gmail.com
By mail
G.L.V Travellers Inc.
611 22 Avenue
Nisku, AB
T9E 7X7