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Join Our Team as a Landscape Worker!
Company: Grass and Gas Maintenance
Location: Debert, NS
Job Category: Agriculture and Forestry
About the Job
Are you passionate about working outdoors and contributing to beautiful landscapes? Grass and Gas Maintenance is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated Landscape Workers to join our team for the upcoming seasonal work term. This is an exciting opportunity to engage in various landscape maintenance tasks while enjoying the fresh air and natural surroundings.
Key Responsibilities
As a Landscape Worker, you will:
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Weed, prune, and trim trees and plants
- Cut grass and maintain lawns
- 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
- Dig cemetery graves
- Water and tend to plants, lawns, and gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Perform tree removal as needed
Work Environment
This role involves working in various settings, including:
- Urban and rural areas
- Landscape contractor sites
- Remote locations
- Cemeteries or crematoriums
- Private residences and commercial properties
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you should meet the following criteria:
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate, or diploma required
- Experience: Previous experience is an asset
Work Conditions
This position is physically demanding and requires:
- Fast-paced environment
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads and performing repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity and attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking, bending, crouching, and kneeling
Equipment and Safety
Familiarity with the following equipment is beneficial:
- Chain saw
- Pick-up truck
- Roto-tiller
- Small engine equipment
- Sod cutter
- Tractor and tractor mower
- Weed trimmer/edger
Additionally, a First Aid Certificate is required, and candidates must pass a driver's validity license check and driving record check.
Personal Suitability
We are looking for candidates who are:
- Client-focused and dependable
- Efficient in interpersonal skills
- Flexible and reliable team players
- Punctual, hardworking, and mature
- Resourceful and detail-oriented
Benefits
We offer a competitive salary ranging from $18.50 to $23.50 hourly (to be negotiated) and additional benefits including:
- Free parking available
- Travel expenses paid by the employer
Join Us!
If you are ready to take on this exciting opportunity and contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply. Your journey in landscape maintenance starts here!
Disclaimer: Please note that the job posting you are about to read has been automatically generated by OpenAI based on a brief description sourced from the Job Bank.