Job Description

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

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Languages: English

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

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

HOW TO APPLY
Please submit a resume and an application letter.

By email: [email protected]

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.

Required languages: English

Education level: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Required skills: 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.

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