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Landscape Labourer
Posted on March 25, 2025
by Coastal Grounds Maintenance Ltd
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Job Sector:
Landscape & Carpentry
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 205
Duration: 4 calendar days (4 business days)
Last Updated: 5 days ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/british-columbia/burnaby/111746530/landscape-labourer/
Job Description
Tasks
- Assist with landscape constructions
- 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
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Tree removal
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
- Plant and move trees
- Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
- Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Assess the health of lawns
Experience and specialization
Landscaping experience
- Residential projects
Equipment and machinery experience
- Pick-up truck
- Sod cutter
- Tractor mower
- Weed trimmer/edger
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety vest
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication