Description
Landscaper -Construction (NOC 22114)
Employer: Landform Inc.
Job Location: Various locations in the Calgary, AB area. Travel expenses paid by employer.
Wage: $24.00 – $28.00/hour (based on skills and experience, Salary increase as per company policy)
Employment terms and conditions: Seasonal Employment, Full-time, 40 to 72 hours per week (hours are weather-dependent), Overtime, Early morning, Morning, Day, Weekend
Vacancies: 20
Anticipated start date: Spring 2024 (Actual start date is weather-dependent)
Job requirements:
Language: Basic English
Education: No education required
Experience: 2 years of related experience
Worksite environment: Outdoors
Work setting: Landscape contractor
Landscaping experience: Commercial and/or industrial construction
Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots
Work conditions and physical capabilities: Able to work long hours (8-12 hours/day, 5-6 days/week), Attention to detail, Repetitive tasks, Handling heavy loads, Physically demanding, Manual dexterity, Ability to distinguish between colours, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling
Weight Handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal Suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills, Flexibility, Organized, Reliability, Team player
Area of Specialization: Landscape construction
Construction specialization: Fieldstone paths, Interlocking brick, Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls, Retaining walls, Rock gardens, Irrigation and drainage, Paving stone patios and walkways, Pergolas and other woodwork features; Wood, steel, and chain-link fences
Duties:
- Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
- Estimate costs
- Write specifications
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Plant and move trees
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Operate skid steers
- Understand and follow the Landform Safety Program
- Be equipped and able to work in all weather conditions
How to apply:
By email: resumes@landform.ca
By mail: 283171 TWP 262 Rocky View County, AB T4A 1J8
Youth, Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, and Newcomers to Canada are welcome to apply.